Patents as a source of scientific and technical information in developing nations

Richard D. Walker

World Patent Information, 1988, vol. 10, issue 1, 5-10

Abstract: Characteristics of patent documents, recent changes in them, and recent external developments designed to facilitate the use of patent documents are detailed to support the suggestion that patents are potentially a primary source of scientific and technical information available to developing nations. Comparison to the journal literature is made.

Date: 1988
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