esp@cenet Information Day
27 February 2007 - 27 February 2007
Belgium
The European Patent Office's esp@cenet information service will organise an Information Workshop on the 27 February 2007. The workshop is designed to raise awareness of patents and promote access to patent information within the context of the Seventh Framework Programme for Research, Technological Development and Demonstration (FP7) (2007-2013) and other related programmes supporting collaborative research in Europe.
The Information Day will present a number of case studies which will examine how to use the patent information contained in the esp@cenet information service and available online to support the preparation of a collaborative research project proposal.
Programme – 27 February 2007, Brussels – Sofitel Hotel
09:30 – Registration and Welcome Coffee
10:00 – 12:00 – Session on Patents and Innovation by:
Mr. Nigel Clarke – Director of Marketing and Promotion - esp@cenet
Mr. Denis Dambois – Policy Officer – DG Research
12:00 – 12:30 – Q&A
12:30 – 13:30 – Networking lunch
About esp@cenet:
esp@cenet is a free-to-access collection of over 50 million patent documents, available over the Internet, which provides free access to patent searches and applications. Patent applications are usually the first publication of a new idea, appearing before journal articles are published or new products reach the market. It includes all European Patent Office (EPO) and Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) member state patent documents as well as the Japanese patent abstracts which are published in English.
esp@cenet was developed by the EPO together with the member states of the European Patent Organisation. Most member state have an esp@cenet service in its national language, and access to the EPO's worldwide database, most of which is in English.
For more information on esp@cenet please visit:
http://www.espacenet.com/(opens in new window)
For registration please visit:
http://www.iscintelligence.com/index.php?page=49(opens in new window)
The Information Day will present a number of case studies which will examine how to use the patent information contained in the esp@cenet information service and available online to support the preparation of a collaborative research project proposal.
Programme – 27 February 2007, Brussels – Sofitel Hotel
09:30 – Registration and Welcome Coffee
10:00 – 12:00 – Session on Patents and Innovation by:
Mr. Nigel Clarke – Director of Marketing and Promotion - esp@cenet
Mr. Denis Dambois – Policy Officer – DG Research
12:00 – 12:30 – Q&A
12:30 – 13:30 – Networking lunch
About esp@cenet:
esp@cenet is a free-to-access collection of over 50 million patent documents, available over the Internet, which provides free access to patent searches and applications. Patent applications are usually the first publication of a new idea, appearing before journal articles are published or new products reach the market. It includes all European Patent Office (EPO) and Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) member state patent documents as well as the Japanese patent abstracts which are published in English.
esp@cenet was developed by the EPO together with the member states of the European Patent Organisation. Most member state have an esp@cenet service in its national language, and access to the EPO's worldwide database, most of which is in English.
For more information on esp@cenet please visit:
http://www.espacenet.com/(opens in new window)
For registration please visit:
http://www.iscintelligence.com/index.php?page=49(opens in new window)