description: This guide is a practical introduction to searching for patent information and is aimed at both the interested beginner and the more experienced user, who can employ the guide as a handy reference tool. It explains how patent documents evolve and what they consist of; the numeration and structure of the patent documents of six major patenting authorities; and how to carry out subject searching, with an extensive appendix on major databases. There are many illustrations taken from the actual patent specifications. The former edition has been thoroughly revised to take account of the impact of the Internet and of major changes in patent procedures. The authors are experienced patents staff at the British Library.
language: English
title: Introduction to Patents Information
titlecomplete: Introduction to Patents Information
publisher: The British Library