Abstract :
Various aspects and developments of the world – especially the European – patent system relating to documentation at large, and ultimately to the quality of patents are described and commented upon: international cooperation, the Community Patent, machine translation, office backlogs, the Patent Network, quality standards and inventive merit are amongst the areas explored.
Keywords :
Europe , Documentation , Patent information future , Inventive merit , Patent Network , Policy , International cooperation , Community Patent , Backlogs , Machine translations , Quality standards
