From Information Provider to Innovation Advocate: Overview, Practices and Implications of the European Network of PATLIB Centres

Abstract

Abstract: Under the background of the in-depth implementation of the strategy of intellectual property rights and innovation-driven development, China is faced with the realistic dilemma of insufficient effective supply of intellectual property information services. The experience and lessons in the public service system of intellectual property information in developed countries and regions can help to avoid detours. This paper focuses on the practical concerns of the construction of the public service system of intellectual property information in China, systematically sorts out the development history and operation mechanism of the European network of PATLIB center, and summarizes its characteristics, to provide reference for the construction of the public service system of intellectual property information in China.

Key words: Patent information, Intellectual property information, Patent library, Patent information centre

Tao Rongxiang (Library of Guangdong Polytechnic Normal University). From Information Provider to Innovation Advocate: Overview, Practices and Implications of the European Network of PATLIB Centres[J]. Libraly Journal, 2021, 40(12): 100-107.

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