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August 11, 2004
Patent Office Awards $876M Contract
In today's Washington Technology, this article has a few words on the PTO's new technology.
"To support these services, the company has developed a work flow management system designed to meet Patent and Trademark Office business rules, which require converting large volumes of complex and scientific and technical information into searchable Extensible Markup Language and image databases.
"The XML and image-based patent products that RTIS delivers under the contract are used by agency examiners and staff and disseminated worldwide by the Patent and Trademark Office."
The contract is with the current outside contractor who handles publication of documents.
Posted by krajec at August 11, 2004 08:22 PM
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