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) offers several foreign patent document services to assist patent examiners: Comprehensive Collection: STIC maintains the most comprehensive collection of foreign patent documents in the United States. Online Access: Most current foreign patent documents are available through automated search tools. Patent Family Searches: The Foreign Patents Service Center performs…
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