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Record Nr.

UNINA9910789458803321

Autore

Adams Stephen R

Titolo

Information sources in patents / / Stephen R. Adams

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Mùˆnchen [Germany], : K.G. Saur, 2006

Munchen, Germany : , : K.G. Saur, , 2006

ISBN

1-283-40336-6

9786613403360

3-598-44014-6

Edizione

[2nd completely new ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xx, 236 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Guides to information sources

Classificazione

06.64

86.33

Disciplina

608

Soggetti

Patents - Information services

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

New ed. of: Information sources in patents / edited by C.P. Auger. 1992.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- Contents -- List of Figures and Tables -- Series Editor's Foreword -- Preface -- 1. Principles of patenting -- 2. The European Patent system -- 3. The United States patent system -- 4. The Japanese patent system -- 5. Major national and regional patent systems -- 6. Patent guides and libraries -- 7. National and international patent information sources -- 8. Common search types (I) - Alerting searches -- 9. Common search types (II) - Patentability and freedom-to-operate searches -- 10. Common search types (III) - Portfolio and legal status searches -- 11. Commercial intelligence -- 12. Specialist techniques -- 13. Future developments -- Backmatter

Sommario/riassunto

The completely new edition of this well respected reference work is aimed at information specialists and librarians as well as anyone needing to know where and how patent information can be found. The author discusses patent information within the context of the current legal framework for patents both from a national and international perspective. It also includes a chapter on future developments and their likely effect on patent information. In order to make successful use of patent information sources, it is essential that the reader fully understands the three major patent systems.