Information sources in patents [electronic resource] /
Stephen Adams.
- 3rd completely rev. ed.
- Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter Saur, c2012.
- xxiii, 333 p. : ill.
- Guides to information sources .
- Guides to information sources (London, England) .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Principles of patenting -- The European patent system -- The United States patent system -- The Japanese patent system -- The Patent Co-operation Treaty -- National patent systems of the G7 countries -- The BRIC nations, Asia, and regional patent systems -- Patent guides and libraries -- National and international patent information sources -- The non-patent literature for the patent searcher -- Common search types (I) : alerting searches -- Common search types (II) : patentability and freedom-to-operate searches -- Common search types (III) : portfolio and legal proceedings searching -- Sources for legal status searching -- Commercial intelligence search and analysis -- Specialist techniques -- 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.
Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2012. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.