What services does STIC offer for foreign patent documents?
STIC offers comprehensive services for foreign patent documents through its Foreign Patents Service Center. These services include: Online patent family searches Identification of English-language or preferred-language equivalents Determination of priority dates and publication dates Searches by inventor name or abstract number Patent family and bibliographic document retrieval searches Foreign classification information According to MPEP 901.06(a):…
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The Scientific and Technical Information Center (STIC) plays a crucial role in obtaining foreign patent documents for USPTO examiners: Extensive collection: Upon request, STIC will obtain a copy from its extensive collection, or if necessary, from the patent office of the particular country. Handling unprinted documents: In the case of unprinted patent documents, STIC will…
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