Patent information from the EPO in 2005—Recent developments and future plans

The current EPO view is set out on a number of important and topical aspects of the provision of patent information by the EPO. Topics covered include;
• the quality of the data in the databases made available to the public
• the importance of expert users of such databases providing advice and feedback
• WIPO standards
• PatCom, the EPO and the commercial sector
• progress on providing full print copies through esp@cenet®
• the emphasis on business aspects of patent information
• setting up a Chinese helpdesk, and
• the European publication server.