A new patent information system*

Issue title: Special Issue containing papers from the Fall 1984 Meeting of the Association of Information and Dissemination Centers on “Planning for the Future”

Guest editors: A.W. Elias, C. van de Weteringh and T. Matsumura

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Liddle, L.

Affiliations: Patent and Trademark Office, US Department of Commerce, Washington, DC 20231, USA

Note: [*] Based on a presentation delivered at the Fall Meeting of the Association of Information and Dissemination Centers (ASIDIC) in Georgetown on 17 September 1984.

Abstract: The US Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) has undertaken a program to automate, in full, its operations. This paper describes the Patent System-the process and the scope of the problem, the needs, and a summary of the Patent Automation Milestones. Finally, the accomplishments and status of the project are summarized, along with a brief discussion on the future Patent System.

DOI: 10.3233/ISU-1985-5206

Journal: Information Services & Use, vol. 5, no. 2, pp. 113-119, 1985