Title :
Electronic Patent Information: An Overview and Research Issues
Author_Institution :
European Patent Office
Abstract :
The importance of intellectual property rights (IPR) protection in the world of e-economy is growing faster than ever. This paper gives some insights into one important IPR aspect, namely the online publication of patent information, and an overview of some related open issues, which represent interesting topics for further research.
Keywords :
Databases; IEEE online publications; Intellectual property; Law; Legal factors; Manufacturing; Protection; Prototypes; Trademarks; Web and internet services;
Conference_Titel :
Applications and the Internet Workshops, 2005. Saint Workshops 2005. The 2005 Symposium on
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-2263-7
DOI :
10.1109/SAINTW.2005.1620053
