CD-ROM patent archives: will the Internet consign them to history?

Peter Kallas

World Patent Information, 2000, vol. 22, issue 4, 277-282

Abstract: The World Wide Web has provided millions of people with rapid access to a huge number of patent specifications. They are generally either free of charge or require only relatively small fees. After the launch of big projects like ESP@CENET® by the EPO and the initiatives of other patent offices, many people are convinced that this is the end of the established CD-ROM archives. This article looks at how CD-ROM archives were developed to fulfil the demands of a large company, reviews the latest developments and poses the question where do we go from here?

Keywords: CD-ROM; Corporate; users; EPO; esp@cenet; Internet; Intranet; Patent; archive; Non-patent; archive; BACON; MIMOSA; One-stop; shopping (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2000
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