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Unique and Valuable Content
  • Markman Orders and Related Filings – More than 2,000 documents in one collection.
  • 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 also a great place to research patent examiners.
  • IP Rules – Find rules governing IP court proceedings in unfamiliar jurisdictions.
  • U.S. Patent File Histories – Searchable and readable online.
  • Asian Patents
Innovative Search and Analytical Tools!
  • 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.
  • Graphical Patent Claims – Provides a quick, easy overview of the evolution of patent claims, with linking to the versions.
  • Left-Pane Linking – Offers convenient, timesaving links to all available background information about a patent - from all major Westlaw sources. (See pricing model)

Comprehensive Base of Patent Law and Information

Prior Art
  • U.S. Patents and Assignments
  • Patent Cooperation Treaty Patents
  • World Patent Families (Derwent)
  • KeyCite Patent Citator (view demo)
  • European Patents
  • Asian Patents
Court Records & Litigation Tracking
  • Dockets – Patents
  • Patent Trial Filings
  • Patent Briefs
  • Patent Docket Summaries
Patent-Prosecution Practice Guides
  • Practitioner's Manual of Patent Examining Procedure
  • Moy's Walker on Patents
  • 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
  • Patent Litigation
Forms, Checklists & Clauses
  • Patent Prosecution
  • Licensing
  • Post-issuance matters
  • Patent Law Practice Forms
Recent Developments
  • BNA Patent Law Daily
  • Intellectual Property News
  • Westlaw Topical Highlights – Patents
Cases, Statutes & Regulations
  • Federal Intellectual Property Decisions
  • Annotated Patent Digest (Matthews)
  • U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Decisions
  • Intellectual Property – United States Code Annotated® (USCA®)
  • Intellectual Property – Federal Register
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