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  • Markman Orders and Related Filings – More than 2,000 documents in one convenient database.
  • European Patents – Millions of patents and applications from the patent offices of the EPO and the United Kingdom.
  • IP Profiler – Long a great place to research judges and attorneys, Westlaw Profiler is now a great place to research patent examiners.
  • IP Rules – Makes it fast and easy to find rules governing IP court proceedings in unfamiliar jurisdictions.
  • U.S. Patent File Histories – Searchable and readable online.
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  • Claims Versions Comparator – Shows redlined comparisons of patent-claim versions, so you can quickly and easily see exactly what's changed.
  • Graphical Patent Families – Shows how multiple patents are interconnected.
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  • Left-Pane Linking – Offers convenient, timesaving links to all available background information about a patent - from all major Westlaw databases. (See pricing model)

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Prior Art
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  • KeyCite Patent Citator (view demo)
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Patent-Prosecution Practice Guides
  • Practitioner's Manual of Patent Examining Procedure
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  • Patent Applications Handbook
  • Patent Law Fundamentals
  • Patents Throughout the World
Patent-Litigation Practice Guides
  • Matthews Annotated Patent Digest
  • Patent Damages Law & Practice
  • Intellectual Property Litigation Guide
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Recent Developments
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Cases, Statutes & Regulations
  • Federal Intellectual Property Decisions
  • Annotated Patent Digest (Matthews)
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  • Intellectual Property – Federal Register
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