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Eagan, MN, United States of America

West Publishing Company

USPTO Granted Patents = 9

% Expired Patents = 11.1

Trademarks = 60

Forward Citations = 1,577

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22 inventors (with patents filed for the assignee):

goldMedal Howard R Turtle (3 out of 3 patents)

silverMedal Trace Liggett (1 out of 7 patents)

bronzeMedal Forrest Rhoads (1 out of 10 patents)

4.  Joanne R S Claussen (1 out of 4 patents)

5.  Isabelle Moulinier (1 out of 8 patents)

6.  Bokyung Yang-Stephens (1 out of 4 patents)

7.  Jack S Conrad (1 out of 1 patent)

8.  M Charles Swope (1 out of 2 patents)

9.  Jeffrey Locke (1 out of 2 patents)

10.  J Scott Daup (1 out of 1 patent)

11.  Charles E Shapiro (1 out of 1 patent)

12.  Gerald V Peterson (1 out of 1 patent)

13.  Shirley A Zierke (1 out of 1 patent)

14.  Richard Kasson (1 out of 1 patent)

15.  Barbara C Sangster (1 out of 2 patents)


9 patents:

1. 8543564 - Information retrieval systems with database-selection aids (2013-09-24),
2. 8126818 - Knowledge-management systems for law firms (2012-02-28),
3. 7065514 - Document-classification system, method and software (2006-06-20),
4. 5644720 - Interprocess communications interface for managing transaction requests (1997-07-01),
5. 5488725 - System of document representation retrieval by successive iterated (1996-01-30),
6. 5434932 - Line alignment apparatus and process (1995-07-18),
7. 5418948 - Concept matching of natural language queries with a database of document (1995-05-23),
8. 5265065 - Method and apparatus for information retrieval from a database by (1993-11-23),
9. 5157783 - Data base system which maintains project query list, desktop list and (1992-10-20),
Company Overview
West Publishing Company is a publisher of legal materials in the United States. It was founded in 1872 by John B. West and is known for its comprehensive collection of case law, statutes, and other legal resources. The company is now a part of Thomson Reuters, a leading provider of information and technology solutions for professionals in the legal, tax, accounting, and finance industries.
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USPTO Data Jan 1 1976 - Oct 20 2026

9 Patents

#17 in Eagan, MN

#944 in Minnesota

#32,605 in US

Eagan, MN (US)
Eagan, MN, United States of America

West Publishing Company

Forward Citations = 1,577

22 inventors:

goldMedal Howard R Turtle (3 out of 3 patents)

silverMedal Trace Liggett (1 out of 7 patents)

bronzeMedal Forrest Rhoads (1 out of 10 patents)

4.  Joanne R S Claussen (1 out of 4 patents)

5.  Isabelle Moulinier (1 out of 8 patents)

IDiyas Innovation Intelligence. (2026). Company Patent Portfolio: West Publishing Company. Retrieved from https://idiyas.com/company/west-publishing-company

Data source: USPTO (United States Patent and Trademark Office) public patent records. Weekly synchronization. How IDiyas builds this profile

Data Sources: USPTO Patent Grant XML, Patent Center, EPO & CIPO • Normalized by IDiyas Innovation Graph. Methodology & provenance architecturePlease report any incorrect information to [email protected]
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