MicroPatent

MicroPatent was a subsidiary of the Thomson Corporation (now Thomson Reuters). It was a commercial source for online patent and trademark information. The service offered a searchable collection of full text patent data, including patent documents from France, Germany, Japan, the United Kingdom, the United States, the European Patent Office and the World Intellectual Property Organization.{{cite web|url=http://www.micropat.com/0/datacoverage.html|title=Patsearch Fulltext Database Coverage|publisher=micropat.com|accessdate=2014-01-29|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050204042035/http://www.micropat.com/0/datacoverage.html|archivedate=2005-02-04}}

In 2004, hacker Myron Tereshchuk attempted to extort $17 million from MicroPatent by threatening to release confidential information and launch a DDOS attack. Tereschuk was arrested by the FBI in a raid which uncovered "components for hand grenades, the formula and items necessary for making Ricin, and literature about poisons" in his possession.[https://www.justice.gov/criminal/cybercrime/press-releases/2004/tereshchukPlea.htm US Dept. Of Justice Press Release] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130415114134/http://www.justice.gov/criminal/cybercrime/press-releases/2004/tereshchukPlea.htm |date=2013-04-15 }}[https://www2.fbi.gov/hq/nsb/wmd/wmd_cases.htm#Myron FBI WMD case listing]