Resource centers such as the new LexisNexis® TotalPatentTM offer a single destination with relevant worldwide IP content, news, analysis, and research capabilities for more efficient and complete patent management

September 12, 2007 — New York, NY, September 12, 2007 - LexisNexis®, a leading provider of information and services solutions, has launched TotalPatent™ - a concrete example of how online technology can significantly aid IP professionals by bringing together relevant content, expertise and legal research capabilities all in one place.

As domestic and international law governing patents continue to change, and as the volume of patents filed worldwide continues to increase at nearly 25 percent annually¹, intellectual property (IP) professionals increasingly need new ways to help them stay current on patent issues, news, practices and analysis so they can more effectively file for, manage, defend and maintain their valuable IP assets.

Designed with input from intellectual property (IP) experts from around the world, TotalPatent is a single online destination featuring the most complete and up-to-date domestic and international IP content available, including a timely collection of patent, scientific and other prior art information. And for the first time ever, users will have access to the full text of 22 of the world’s major patent authorities – 3 times more than has been available from other providers.  The TotalPatent service also offers expert legal analysis, tools, and document retrieval services.

“We are seeing global economic expansion, new product development, and patent-related legislation and regulation changes moving at an ever-increasing pace.  TotalPatent was created with and for IP experts to help patent professionals succeed in this time of growth and change,” said Peter Vanderheyden, vice president Global Intellectual Property for LexisNexis.

“The comprehensive and authoritative patent sources from LexisNexis ensure TotalPatent users are getting the most robust and timely information available to help them quickly and confidently develop, protect and maintain valuable corporate IP assets,” said Vanderheyden.

The TotalPatent service gives users access to extensive patent sources, more than has been available in a single solution.   Access to the 22 full-text authorities decreases the risk of overlooking important patent claims or prior art that could invalidate research or lead to costly patent litigation. TotalPatent also includes bibliographic and abstract data from 96 authorities.  Users have the option to search in the original language of publication or in English translations.  In addition, users are able to search images, legal status, citations and patent family data.  TotalPatent also offers:

• Alert and profiling tools used to monitor industry trends and technology issues, allowing the user to stay ahead of technological developments and competitive activity.
• 50 million compressed, multi-page, searchable PDF documents that save time and improve the user’s efficiency.
• Expert commentary and proprietary analytical content from leading industry authorities—including Chisum on Patents, Milgrim on Licensing , and many others--will be available by late 2007. 
• Prior-art content from Elsevier Science Journals will be added by late 2007.

Continuing the LexisNexis user-friendly tradition, TotalPatent easily complements several LexisNexis products such as the LexisNexis® Patent Research Tasks page, the REEDFAX® service, PatentOptimizer™, LexisNexis® CourtLink®, other content on lexis.com® and more, thus enabling customers to stay on top of all IP issues/laws in multiple jurisdictions.

TotalPatent includes analysis tools to create graphical maps and bar charts online quickly, as well as allowing offline analysis of results with 3D graphs and charts.  TotalPatent also offers the ability to download patent data into Microsoft® Excel® spreadsheets, Microsoft® Word documents and other leading formats. It also allows the user to easily structure work folders to save, organize, annotate an