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The model of stratificational structure of patent information retrieval language
World Patent Information, Vol. 11, No. 2, pp. 106-110, 1989. Pergamon Orbit InfoLine Inc. Printed in Great Britain.
Abstracts of Articles Included in This Issue
general subject classification schedule having eight sections, A-H, similar to the IPC sections and a categorical subject classification schedule with sections M,S and U covering, respectively, method or process, structure or function and use or action. The system is thus a type of hybrid system in which subjects of invention are classified on the first schedule and details of method, structure or use are indexed on the second schedule. The advantages of such a system over the IPC are discussed along with suggestions as to how it could be used to provide an improved IPC.
RCmond A. Current Trends in Patenting Biotechnological Inventions before the European Patent Office. World Patent Information 11 (2), 63-67. The article examines the evolution of the practice in the European Patent Office (EPO) in respect of (1) deposit of biological material, (2) patenting of plants, animals and biological processes, and (3) breadth of claims in the field of biotechnological inventions. The conclusion is that, while a lot remains to be done to arrive at a clear and established practice in these fields under the EPC, in 10 years a great deal has been achieved to clarify the situation.
Xu Xiaomin. Chinese Patent Information Service System. World Patent Information 11 (2), 83-84. The patent documentation service system in China was established by the end of the 1950s. It served both the public and science academies. In 1981, the Patent Library was transferred to the Patent Office for establishment of the patent system in China. Since the first Chinese Patent Law was promulgated, the Chinese Patent Office (CPO) has been trying to set up a patent information system with Chinese characteristics. The best effort has been made and fairly good progress has been made.
Lawson W. S. CASSIYCD-ROM - A Project Report. World Patent Information 11 (2), 68-70. The article describes the development of the classification and Search Support Information System (CASSIS), which is an on-line patent information data service provided by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to its network of Patent Depository Libraries (PDLs). The initial success of the system in the early 1980s was so great that its rapidly increasing cost forced some curtailment of its expansion. In 1987 a pilot project was undertaken to determine whether CD-ROM supplied to the PDLs could substitute for some parts of the on-line service. This has proved successful in reducing the cost of the on-line service and further expansion of CD-ROM use to all PDLs is planned in 1989.
Diez R. M. Automated Information Systems in the Registro de la Propiedad Industrial (Spain). World Patent Information 11 (2), 85-92. A brief description of the current operational systems of the Spanish Office is given, followed by an explanation of the automation strategy being pursued for improvement and expansion of the systems. The systems cover patents, trademarks and information systems available to the public and the demand for improved automation systems has been dictated by the increase in the total number of applications to be dealt with arising from a large increase in trademark applications and an expected large number of European Patent Office applications designating Spain.
Chimulu F. M. The ARIPO Approach to Patent Search and Examination. World Patent Information 11 (2) 71-75. The article describes the documentation of the African Regional Industrial Property Organization (ARIPO), its search files and search techniques, and the creation and use of the AFPAT (African Patents) Database. The arrangements for performing substantive examination are also described and an analysis is given of the searches performed by, and for, ARIPO.
Shanghai Patent Patent Office. Application for the Preliminary Patent Office. 93-94.
Zheng Fen. The Model of Stratificational Structure of Patent Information Retrieval Language. World Patent Information 11 (2), 76-82.
Agency. Procedures in the Chinese Notes on What To Do After an a Patent for Invention has Passed Examination Stage at the Chinese World Patent Information 11 (2),
The article comprises notes on the procedure to be adopted after a patent application has passed the preliminary examination stage at the Chinese Patent Office. It covers publishing procedures after preliminary examination, arrangements for withdrawal of an application and its amendment, and the procedures for substantive examination.
The basic concepts of a patent information retrieval system are outlined and the basic features of a new system called the model of stratificational structure (MMS) are described. It comprises a
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Abstracts of Articles Included in This Issue
general subject classification schedule having eight sections, A-H, similar to the IPC sections and a categorical subject classification schedule with sections M,S and U covering, respectively, method or process, structure or function and use or action. The system is thus a type of hybrid system in which subjects of invention are classified on the first schedule and details of method, structure or use are indexed on the second schedule. The advantages of such a system over the IPC are discussed along with suggestions as to how it could be used to provide an improved IPC.
RCmond A. Current Trends in Patenting Biotechnological Inventions before the European Patent Office. World Patent Information 11 (2), 63-67. The article examines the evolution of the practice in the European Patent Office (EPO) in respect of (1) deposit of biological material, (2) patenting of plants, animals and biological processes, and (3) breadth of claims in the field of biotechnological inventions. The conclusion is that, while a lot remains to be done to arrive at a clear and established practice in these fields under the EPC, in 10 years a great deal has been achieved to clarify the situation.
Xu Xiaomin. Chinese Patent Information Service System. World Patent Information 11 (2), 83-84. The patent documentation service system in China was established by the end of the 1950s. It served both the public and science academies. In 1981, the Patent Library was transferred to the Patent Office for establishment of the patent system in China. Since the first Chinese Patent Law was promulgated, the Chinese Patent Office (CPO) has been trying to set up a patent information system with Chinese characteristics. The best effort has been made and fairly good progress has been made.
Lawson W. S. CASSIYCD-ROM - A Project Report. World Patent Information 11 (2), 68-70. The article describes the development of the classification and Search Support Information System (CASSIS), which is an on-line patent information data service provided by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to its network of Patent Depository Libraries (PDLs). The initial success of the system in the early 1980s was so great that its rapidly increasing cost forced some curtailment of its expansion. In 1987 a pilot project was undertaken to determine whether CD-ROM supplied to the PDLs could substitute for some parts of the on-line service. This has proved successful in reducing the cost of the on-line service and further expansion of CD-ROM use to all PDLs is planned in 1989.
Diez R. M. Automated Information Systems in the Registro de la Propiedad Industrial (Spain). World Patent Information 11 (2), 85-92. A brief description of the current operational systems of the Spanish Office is given, followed by an explanation of the automation strategy being pursued for improvement and expansion of the systems. The systems cover patents, trademarks and information systems available to the public and the demand for improved automation systems has been dictated by the increase in the total number of applications to be dealt with arising from a large increase in trademark applications and an expected large number of European Patent Office applications designating Spain.
Chimulu F. M. The ARIPO Approach to Patent Search and Examination. World Patent Information 11 (2) 71-75. The article describes the documentation of the African Regional Industrial Property Organization (ARIPO), its search files and search techniques, and the creation and use of the AFPAT (African Patents) Database. The arrangements for performing substantive examination are also described and an analysis is given of the searches performed by, and for, ARIPO.
Shanghai Patent Patent Office. Application for the Preliminary Patent Office. 93-94.
Zheng Fen. The Model of Stratificational Structure of Patent Information Retrieval Language. World Patent Information 11 (2), 76-82.
Agency. Procedures in the Chinese Notes on What To Do After an a Patent for Invention has Passed Examination Stage at the Chinese World Patent Information 11 (2),
The article comprises notes on the procedure to be adopted after a patent application has passed the preliminary examination stage at the Chinese Patent Office. It covers publishing procedures after preliminary examination, arrangements for withdrawal of an application and its amendment, and the procedures for substantive examination.
The basic concepts of a patent information retrieval system are outlined and the basic features of a new system called the model of stratificational structure (MMS) are described. It comprises a
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