Information Sources in Patents / / Stephen Adams.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DGBA Backlist Complete English Language 2000-2014 PART1
• VerfasserIn: Adams, Stephen,
• Place / Publishing House: Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter Saur, , [2011]; ©2012
• Year of Publication: 2011
• Edition: 3rd completely revised edition
• Language: English
• Series: Guides to Information Sources
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (333 p.)

Since the publication of the 2nd edition additional countries especially in Asia have become more prominent in industry. This completely revised edition takes account of the changing information scene e.g. in new chapters like BRIC nations (Brazil, Russia, India, and China), Asia and regional patent systems or Sources for legal status searching. This is an essential reference tool for academic librarians and information specialists as well as anyone needing to know where and how patent information can be found.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Series Editor’s Foreword -- Preface to Second Edition -- Preface to Third Edition -- Part I: Patent processes and documentation -- 1 Principles of patenting -- 2 The European Patent system -- 3 The United States patent system -- 4 The Japanese patent system -- 5 The Patent Co-operation Treaty -- 6 National patent systems of the G7 countries -- 7 The BRIC nations, Asia and regional patent systems -- Part II – Databases and search techniques -- 8 Patent guides and libraries -- 9 National and international patent information sources -- 10 The non-patent literature for the patent searcher -- 11 Common search types (I) – Alerting searches -- 12 Common search types (II) – Patentability and freedom-to-operate searches -- 13 Common search types (III) – Portfolio and legal proceedings searching -- 14 Sources for legal status searching -- 15 Commercial intelligence search and analysis -- 16 Specialist techniques -- 17 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 -- Index