TY  - GEN
N2  - 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 aut.
AB  - 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 aut.
T1  - Information sources in patents /
AU  - Adams, Stephen R.,
AU  - Adams, Stephen R.
AU  - Gale, Thomson
ET  - Second edition.
CN  - T210
LA  - eng
N1  - Available through Gale virtual reference library.
N1  - New ed. of: Information sources in patents / edited by C.P. Auger. 1992.
N1  - Éd. rev. de: Information sources in patents / edited by C.P. Auger. 1992.
N1  - Databases and database-specific aspects.
N1  - Principles of patenting. The European patent system. The United States patent system. The Japanese patent system. The Patent Co-operation Treaty. National patent systems of the G7 countries. The BRIC nations, Asia, and regional patent systems. Patent guides and libraries. National and international patent information sources. The non-patent literature for the patent searcher. Common search types (I) : alerting searches. Common search types (II) : patentability and freedom-to-operate searches. Common search types (III) : portfolio and legal proceedings searching. Sources for legal status searching. Commercial intelligence search and analysis. Specialist techniques. Future developments. Annex A. USPTO classification (current at 2011.02). Annex B. Historical JPO classification. Annex C. Classes of the IPC (edition dated 2011.01). Annex D. The theme groups of the Japanese f-term system. Appendix 1. Glossary of patenting terms. Appendix 2. Contact list for major database producers, hosts, and libraries. Appendix 3. Index of abbreviations.
ID  - 23689
KW  - Patents
KW  - Patent literature.
KW  - Patents.
KW  - Brevets d'invention
KW  - Patent research
KW  - Patent information databases
KW  - European patent system
SN  - 3598244436
TI  - Information sources in patents /
ER  -