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CONTENTS VOLUME 14, NUMBER 1 V. S. Dodd 3 Editorial C. J. Kiige A The ARIPO patent search, examination and documentation procedures G. Quarda 8 The role of ONLINE and CD-ROM within the framework of the European Patent Information Policy P. Buffet 13 Telecommunication systems and software B. Dwyer 17 Australian patent applications 1979-89: an analysis J. Stillger 21 The unification of Germany and the consequences for patent information E. Derday and N. Mayer 26 The electronic patent information system PATIS of the German Patent Office: planning and realization T. L. Wherry 32 Intellectual property service variations: the PTO and PTDL R. K. Gupta and 36 Patenting activity in the field of biotechnology: Indian N. R. Subbaram scenario S. M. Kaback 42 ONLINE Patent Information 44 Communications 49 Selective Calendar of Events 50 Meetings and Conferences 52 Literature Review 53 Book Announcements 54 Abstracts I Software Survey Section VOLUME 14, NUMBER 2 V. S. Dodd 65 Editorial J. S. Myers 67 Patent images on CD-ROM: numeric vs classified sets 1V Contents E. Derday and N. Mayer 71 The electronic patent information system PATIS of the German Patent Office: planning and realization Yang Sup Chung 79 Computerization of industrial property administration in Korea T. Troddyn and D. Stokes 88 Computerisation of the United Kingdom Trade Mark Registry C. McDermott 101 The Canadian trademark automation experience R. M. Anderson 109 Use of computers in the field of trademarks in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office J. H. Sulzer 118 Trends in cost-sharing and user fees for access to government information Shen Jialian 123 Turn the red tape into a green light: how the Chinese Patent Office helps the inventors exploit their patents T. S. Eisenschitz and J. Riley 126 Patent collections in the U.K.: their use and promotion S. M. Kaback 132 ONLINE Patent Information 134 Communications 136 Selective Calendar of Events 137 Meetings and Conferences 139 Literature Review 140 Abstracts I Software Survey Section VOLUME 14, NUMBER 3 V.S. Dodd 153 Editorial W. Major and E. Renaut 156 The Patent Abstract Image System of the Australian Patent Office R. Abbate 165 The conversion of microfilm images to optical disk J. Lucas 167 The progress of automation at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office W. G. Vijvers 173 WON, the Dutch Patent Information Users Group M. Vukmir 175 Patent information at the Centre for Information Sciences, Zagreb, Croatia Contents B. Justin News on industrial property in Slovenia Shen Jialian Does the Chinese patent system provide proper protection against infringement? A. R. Zikonda State-of-the-art searches at ARIPO Documentation and Information Centre D. Trattner Practical aspects in processing requests for state-of-the-art reports and in preparing search and examination reports for pending patent applications — the Austrian experience The use of WIPO’s patent information services for supporting patent examination within a patent office CD-ROM products of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) S. M. Kaback ONLINE Patent Information Communications Selective Calendar of Events Meetings and Conferences Literature Review Book Announcement Abstracts Software Survey Section VOLUME 14, NUMBER 4 V. S. Dodd Editorial B. Hansson The IPC:CLASS CD-ROM — a new search system in the patent information field J. Yuita . Background to a proposal by the Japanese Patent Office (JPO) concerning IPC revision G. Hamlyn 35 An exciting new patent training package M. E. Mogee and R. G. Kolar : Using international patent data to identify and assess oppor- tunities for technology acquisition from government research agencies S. Greif 45 Patents and sectors of economy. Connection between the International Patent Classification and the systematics of the sectors of economy Contents A. Bouju 250 Highlights of the US and EPO Case Law in the electronic sector epae Shen Jialian 263 How the universities and colleges act their parts in the development of the Chinese patent system M. Vukmir 266 Recent developments of intellectual property rights protection in Croatia aR<> 2 E2 V. S. Dodd 271 Survey of the Annual Technical Reports 1991 of the Patent Offices on Patent Information Activities S. M. Kaback 276 ONLINE Patent Information 277 Communications 282 Selective Calendar of Events 283 Literature Review 284 Book Announcements Abstracts Software Survey Section