Comments on: Google Patent Search http://gizbuzz.co.uk/2006/google-patent-search/ Technology, Computers, Web 2.0, Google, Microsoft, and just about anything else Wed, 07 Jan 2009 19:43:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Huw http://gizbuzz.co.uk/2006/google-patent-search/#comment-8506 Huw Sat, 16 Dec 2006 15:55:02 +0000 http://gizbuzz.co.uk/2006/google-patent-search/#comment-8506 I have to say I agree with Sam on the whole. However, I do wonder why Google is bothering for another reason - how many people are actually going to use it, and thus will they be able to make any money from it? Sure, it fits with their goal to 'organise the world's information', but will it translate in time to revenue? A person searching for information about the patent for Lipstick is unlikely to respond to an ad on the SERP to by Maxfactor's latest offering. I have to say I agree with Sam on the whole.

However, I do wonder why Google is bothering for another reason - how many people are actually going to use it, and thus will they be able to make any money from it? Sure, it fits with their goal to ‘organise the world’s information’, but will it translate in time to revenue? A person searching for information about the patent for Lipstick is unlikely to respond to an ad on the SERP to by Maxfactor’s latest offering.

]]> By: Sam Davyson http://gizbuzz.co.uk/2006/google-patent-search/#comment-8502 Sam Davyson Sat, 16 Dec 2006 15:06:11 +0000 http://gizbuzz.co.uk/2006/google-patent-search/#comment-8502 Yes - you rather are missing something. Compare this <a href="http://patimg2.uspto.gov/.piw?Docid=00533352&homeurl=http%3A%2F%2Fpatft.uspto.gov%2Fnetacgi%2Fnph-Parser%3FSect1%3DPTO1%2526Sect2%3DHITOFF%2526d%3DPALL%2526p%3D1%2526u%3D%25252Fnetahtml%25252FPTO%25252Fsrchnum.htm%2526r%3D1%2526f%3DG%2526l%3D50%2526s1%3D0533352.PN.%2526OS%3DPN%2F0533352%2526RS%3DPN%2F0533352&PageNum=&Rtype=&SectionNum=&idkey=NONE&Input=View+first+page" rel="nofollow">search</a> to this <a href="http://www.google.com/patents?vid=USPAT533352&id=JstbAAAAEBAJ&pg=PP1&dq=patent:533352#PPP2,M1" rel="nofollow">search</a> . Which is more readable? Google is providing a far superior interface for the searching as well as allowing much simpler searches. They have borrowed their Book Search technology to neatly display the patents in an easy to read way. Something that can't be said for the USPTO's site. If you don't like it continue to use the old search - but I think you know it it better. Yes - you rather are missing something.

Compare this search to this search .
Which is more readable?

Google is providing a far superior interface for the searching as well as allowing much simpler searches. They have borrowed their Book Search technology to neatly display the patents in an easy to read way. Something that can’t be said for the USPTO’s site.

If you don’t like it continue to use the old search - but I think you know it it better.

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