Patentability search strategies and the reformed IPC: A patent office perspective

World Patent Information

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 33-53

  Foglia, Pasquale ^a  

^a EUROPEAN PATENT OFFICE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Additional information; Advanced level; Core level; International patent classification; Invention information; IPC Reform; IPC 2006; Patentability searches; Search strategies

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846794877     PISSN: 01722190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wpi.2006.08.002     Document Type: Article

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