Information Sources in Patents
Information Sources in Patents
K. G. Saur; 2nd edition | August 15, 2005 | ISBN-10: 3598244436 | 236 pages | PDF | 2.5 MB
K. G. Saur; 2nd edition | August 15, 2005 | ISBN-10: 3598244436 | 236 pages | PDF | 2.5 MB
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. The author therefore provides detailed descriptions of The European Patent System, The Unites States Patent System and The Japanese Patent System. He carefully explains the way patents are documented within these regions and the idiosyncrasies and similarities between the systems. Having explained the different patent regions, the author moves on to provide details of information sources on different media paper, disk, online and the internet.