F/ (OMPI/PD/DAK); organized by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in cooperation with the African Regional Centre for Technology (ARTC) and with the financial assistance of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP); Contents : WIPO: Structure, layout and content of patent documents : how to read and understand a patent document; WIPO. The International Patent Classification (IPC) : its use for classification and retrieval purposes; PLASSERAUD, Yves. The role of patents in research and development activities; PLASSERAUD, Yves. The role of patents in economic development; WIPO. The establishment and management of a collection of patent documents : access to remote patent data bases; HERREMAN, Gino. Users' needs for patent information : services to satisfy those needs; HERREMAN, Gino. Advanced mass storage media, E.G. CD-ROM access to patent information in developing countries; WIPO. The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) : development cooperation activities;.