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Introducing the new Lens Scholarly Analysis
With the integration of scholarly works from PubMed, CrossRef and Microsoft Academic into the Lens, we have been working... Read More
6 reasons why you should try Lens.org
Lens is in my book one of the most interesting Scholarly discovery/ citation index tools to have emerged in 2018.... Read More
Looking through the LENS
The introductory video and use cases are interesting from an ideological standpoint (which I broadly support but won't comment on here). Note also members... Read More
Academic metasearch engine The Lens: solving the problem of solving problems
The Lens is an academic search engine that gathers patents and academic documents , such as articles, communications, books and... Read More
Detailed review of a new open discovery and citation index
We love hearing feedback about Lens. We're happy to present a detailed review of Lens (version 5.12) by Library Analytics... Read More
Unpaywall SciELO 20 Anos presentation
A quick discussion about Unpaywall, the current state of Open Access, and the importance of Open Infrastructure moving forward
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Paywall: The Business of Scholarship
Paywall: The Business of Scholarship is a documentary which focuses on the need for open access to research and science,... Read More
Sharpening insights into the innovation landscape with a new approach to patents
Microsoft Academic Graph (MAG) is updated weekly to keep up with the pace of scientific discoveries and technology advances. Just... Read More
Factors that make an impact
Number of citations in academic papers is not always a good measure for the influence of applied research papers. In... Read More
Mapping the global influence of published research on industry and innovation
Measuring citations to scholarly works in the global patent literature enables assessment of the influence of published research on invention,... Read More
The WIPO Manual on Open Source Patent Analytics
In this chapter we provide a brief introduction to The Lens patent database as a free source of data for patent analytics.... Read More
PatSeq genome tracks are now also available at UCSC genome browser
We are pleased to announce the release of the PatSeq tracks in the UCSC Genome Browser. These tracks contain shared data... Read More
The ownership question of plant gene and genome intellectual properties
The restructuring of the crop agriculture industry over the past two decades has enabled patent holders to exclude, prevent and... Read More
Gene patent practice across plant and human genomes
In human medicine, a successful new product or process can create a strong economic incentive to pay whatever it takes... Read More
Public disclosure of biological sequences in global patent practice
Abstract Biological sequences are an important part of global patenting, with unique challenges for their effective and equitable use in... Read More
The Impact of Public Science
Publicly funded science is an important step on the path to the development of technologies that can improve society. However,... Read More
Metrics market
Featured in an Editorial in the journal Nature on June 2014. Measures of research impact are improving, but universities should... Read More
Exploring the Scope of Gene Patents Through New Levels of Transparency
As the global intellectual property (IP) system grows and now impacts virtually all citizens, it is crucial that the means... Read More
Global patent system under The Lens
Global social enterprise Cambia and the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) are using a US$1.6 million Bill & Melinda Gates... Read More
Integrated Search Plugin and developer tools
The Lens provides a variety of tools for you to integrate our core experience into your website. The Lens enables... Read More
Featured in Nature Biotechnology magazine
In the recent decision Association for Molecular Pathology v. Myriad Genetics1, the US Supreme Court held that naturally occurring sequences... Read More
Intellectual Ventures Patent Collection
Recently Intellectual Ventures revealed a list of 33,000 patents in a move towards partial transparency. You can find out more... Read More
The patent bargain
Featured in an Editorial in the journal Nature on 11 Dec 2013. An open-source patent database highlights the need for... Read More
Cambia named in top 100 NGO’s by The Global Journal
For the second year in a row, Cambia has been named as one of the Top 100 NGO’s by The... Read More
Patent system has been sympathetic to “investing communities”
In the recent Myriad case, which was decided on August 16, 2012, The majority opinion held that traditionally the patent... Read More
Patents and Innovation in the US
Columnist Joe Nocera recently interviewed Judge Richard Posner on the topic of patent law and lawsuits in the U.S. for... Read More
2012 PIUG Conference
The 2012 PIUG conference began with a speech entitled “Why I Hate Patents.” The speaker, a venture capitalist, lamented that... Read More
The Illahee Talk: opening the innovation ecology
A few months ago, I had the opportunity to speak in Portland, Oregon on my thoughts of opening the innovation... Read More
van Linschoten: WikiLeaks WritLarge
The world's greatest disruptive act of Open Access Publishing. The Dutch are pragmatists. If there's a more practical, hard-nosed,... Read More
