Patent Snooper
01-23-2004, 10:19 AM
First, the request
I think a lot of people would apprecite it if someone could supply:
GetIPDL 1.12.2 and older versions.
Now the details
This program used to be freeware and it's great. It lets you download patents from the offical patent offices in the US, EU, Japan, etc. as PDF files. Normally you have to pay $ just to download a patent as a PDF. Some of the patent offices let you "view" the patent, but as single tiff images, not as multipage PDF files. Anwyay, this app used to be free, but as of versions 2.0 and newer, it has become demoware.
This app is great, particularly for the Slashdot crowd. There are always patent articles on /. and this app makes getting the full PDF patent with figures a piece of cake.
The last free version was GetIPDL 1.12.2, but that might not have been widely released. Probably the last free and widely released version is GetIPDL 1.10.1 It would be ideal to get either of those versions, but ANY of the pre 2.0 versions would greatly be appreciated.
I reccomend buying the new version as it's great. But I want to install free versions across a network. We bought a couple of the new versions for when we really need serious use; but most of the people on the network will use it rarely if ever, and the older free version will be great for them.
Here is the version history:
GetIPDL Version History (http://www.ujihara.jp/GetIPDL/Historyen.html)
Here is the current site:
GetIPDL Main Page (http://www.ujihara.jp/GetIPDL/en/)
Thanks for any help.
I think a lot of people would apprecite it if someone could supply:
GetIPDL 1.12.2 and older versions.
Now the details
This program used to be freeware and it's great. It lets you download patents from the offical patent offices in the US, EU, Japan, etc. as PDF files. Normally you have to pay $ just to download a patent as a PDF. Some of the patent offices let you "view" the patent, but as single tiff images, not as multipage PDF files. Anwyay, this app used to be free, but as of versions 2.0 and newer, it has become demoware.
This app is great, particularly for the Slashdot crowd. There are always patent articles on /. and this app makes getting the full PDF patent with figures a piece of cake.
The last free version was GetIPDL 1.12.2, but that might not have been widely released. Probably the last free and widely released version is GetIPDL 1.10.1 It would be ideal to get either of those versions, but ANY of the pre 2.0 versions would greatly be appreciated.
I reccomend buying the new version as it's great. But I want to install free versions across a network. We bought a couple of the new versions for when we really need serious use; but most of the people on the network will use it rarely if ever, and the older free version will be great for them.
Here is the version history:
GetIPDL Version History (http://www.ujihara.jp/GetIPDL/Historyen.html)
Here is the current site:
GetIPDL Main Page (http://www.ujihara.jp/GetIPDL/en/)
Thanks for any help.