Patent information centres  a broader service concept to back up the dissemination of patent information
This paper reports on further progress in the development of the concept of patent information centres in Finland integrated into the services of the regional Employment and Economic Development Centres (EED-Centres). The problems with the initial pilot scheme stemmed from the patent information services being a separate module within those available to SMEs and entrepreneurs in these centres. A closer integration, specifically into the product development projects is described.
patent information centre smes regional assistance integrated service concept product development package