Patents as sources of technology

P.A. Smith

World Patent Information, 1986, vol. 8, issue 2, 70-78

Abstract: The paper emphasises the importance of technical information as a factor in economic development and points out the advantages of patent documents as sources of technological information. It describes the possible uses of information in patent documents and discusses the extent to which patent literature is used in research and development in various countries. The importance of patent statistics for revealing trends in the technological activities of competitors is illustrated and the usefulness of patents in the transfer of technology to developing countries is emphasised. The paper ends with an examination of the criticisms of patent documents as a source of technical information.

Date: 1986
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