tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post2541427923782818735..comments2024-03-28T16:45:51.051+00:00Comments on The IPKat: Wednesday whimsies (a little earlier than usual!)Verónica RodrÃguez Arguijohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05763207846940036921noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-29271873056628077902013-05-29T16:20:36.958+01:002013-05-29T16:20:36.958+01:00I hope that the digitisation will be carried out a...I hope that the digitisation will be carried out at a resolution as good as a photocopy. While the BL does hold a complete collection of UK patents which personal visitors are allowed to inspect, it will not provide photocopies of any pre-1900 patents, referring requestors to the Patent Office (sorry, IPO). <br /><br />Presumably the post-1900 patents will be made available on-line in the same way as post-1900 patents, which will be a good thing. While some pre-1900 patents are currently available on-line, there are gaps in the collection. Ronnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-28206808132785904002013-05-28T21:23:06.203+01:002013-05-28T21:23:06.203+01:00Jeremy,
Re: Pre-1900 UK patent specifications.
I...Jeremy,<br /><br />Re: Pre-1900 UK patent specifications.<br /><br />I'm looking forward to seeing the result, such as James Watt's infamous evergreened patent.<br /><br />You might be also be interested in the ongoing French INPI effort in digitising <a href="http://bases-brevets19e.inpi.fr/" rel="nofollow">pre-1900</a> patents.<br /><br />The presentation format is unfortunately not very easy to use, you can hardly do more that browse online.<br /><br />France only began formally publishing her patents around 1900. Before that patents were simply hand-written documents kept in a repository.<br /><br />The Germans have digitised all their patents issued by the Imperial Office beginning with Number 1 in 1877, which appropriately enough concerned the chemical dye industry. I don't know whether there is any concerted effort to digitise the titles issued by the predecessor systems (Bavaria, Prussia, Baden, etc.)Roufousse T. Fairflynoreply@blogger.com