Time lag for patents

From: mshukla@wockhardtin.com
Date: Wed Sep 06 2000 - 07:26:15 EDT


Dear Colleagues,

I would like to know what is lag between a date of grant and its
availability in the database (USPTO, IBM, EPO, CA, Derwent)?

What I gather is that there is usually a weeks time for USPTO. Perhaps,
commercial databases should be including patents granted immediately
(within 48 hrs or so; inclusion in MARPAT file may take little longer).

Would appreciate receiving your observations in this regard soon.

Regards

Dr Shukla

Dr M C Shukla
Head, Informatics Department
Wockhardt Research Centre
D-4, MIDC Area, Chikalthana,
Aurangabad 431 210
India
E-mail: mshukla@wockhardtin.com
shuklamc@yahoo.com



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