Isn't the US classificatiion based on function and isn't the IPC based
on form?
If so, one shouldn't expect to build a valid concordance.
Marnstu2@AOL.COM wrote:
>Admittedly there is disagreement regarding the relative merits of US and
>International classification for searching.....but has ANYONE ever found
>anyone with ANYTHING good to say about the US-to-IPC concordance? If there's
>anything that is universally considered to be an abomination, this is surely
>it!
>
>Stu Kaback
>
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