World Patent Information: New Issue

List members may be interested to know that the latest issue of the
quarterly, peer-reviewed journal, World Patent Information, has been publ=
ished
recently. A summary of contents is set out below. As many of you will kno=
w, the
journal covers a wide range of topics relevant to industrial property inf=
ormation
retrieval professionals.

We are always pleased to receive high quality articles to be considered f=
or
publication in the journal, so if you have done research, carried out sur=
veys
etc on patent, trademark or design classification or search or on relevan=
t
changes in legislation or practice, this is a potential outlet for your e=
fforts.
Information about the journal is available at
http://www.elsevier.com/locate/worpatin.

Mike Blackman
Editor-in-Chief
World Patent Information

Contents of Vol 27 No 1

Michael Blackman Editorial
Paul Claus Tribute to Dr. Árpád Bogsch
Main articles
Minoo Philipp Why pay for value added information?
Georg Richter and The impact of metadata on the accuracy of automat=
ed
Andrew MacFarlane patent classification
Willem Geert Lagemaat Patent archives - the silent threat
Yutaka Wada Recent developments in Japan's intellectual property
                        industry
Chris Brown Empowering Innovation: Extending services regiona=
lly.
Véronique Rogier New epoline® products and services
Felicia Fai Using intellectual property data to analyse China=
's
growing
                        technological capabilities.
Book Reviews
David Newton Library World Records
Michael Blackman Frank Whittle : Invention of the Jet
Brian Spear Poems in Steel
Michael Blackman Galileo's Pendulum : From the Rhythm of Time to t=
he
                        Making of Matter
News columns
Stephen van Dulken News on patent, trade mark and design databases o=
n the
                        Internet
Michael Blackman WIPO News
Jacinta Flattery-O'Brien News from Australia and New Zealand
Conference and meeting reports
Bob Appleton 29th Derwent UK User Group (DUKUG) Meeting,
                        Newport, South Wales, September 2004

Short communications, selective diary, and literature listing

Michael Blackman Short communications
Michael Blackman Selective diary of conferences, exhibitions, and
courses
David Newton Literature listing

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