The EPO's patent information policy reviewed

Curt Edfjäll

World Patent Information, 2007, vol. 29, issue 2, 144-147

Abstract: The author reviews the European Patent Office patent information policy, which was established in 1988. Topics covered include - the massive changes over these 18 years in communication technology, the European community, the user profile and the commercial database providers, - patent information today, - aspects of the policy to retain, - possible changes needed, and - review completion timescale.

Keywords: European; Patent; Office; EPO; Patent; information; Policy; Technology; changes; User; profile; Member; states; Languages; Pricing (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2007
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