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CONTENTS VOLUME 15, NUMBER 1 CONTENTS MARCH 1993 V. S. Dodd x Editorial E. Ilmaier and J. F. Sibley The moving goal-posts Yang Cailiang Automation of the Patent Office of China (CPO) L. Jakl 30th anniversary of the Industrial Property Training Institute in Prague Shen Jialian Enhancing the patent work of enterprises in China WIPO Glossary of terms concerning industrial property information and documentation S. M. Kaback ONLINE Patent Information Communications Selective Calendar of Events Meetings and Conferences Literature Review Letter to the Editor Abstracts Software Survey Section VOLUME 15, NUMBER 2 CONTENTS JUNE 1993 V. S. Dodd Editorial B. L. Alexander g The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s electronic applica- tion system G. Trotter Research Publications International in the new world of patent information Contents G. Frackenpohl x CD-ROM jukeboxes and their use in local area networks N. Byrne Patents for biological inventions in the European Communi- ties M. Weaver, N. Perakis Novelty — current trends in the jurisprudence of the Boards and J. Riolo of Appeal of the European Patent Office A. de Pastors 5 Supplementary Protection Certificates Yang Cailiang Chinese Patent Information System (CIPIS) M. Zaremba The Polish patent information policy M. Bendzsel The Hungarian patent information policy S. M. Kaback 5 ONLINE Patent Information Communications Selective Calendar of Events Literature Review Book Announcements Abstracts Software Survey Section VOLUME 15, NUMBER 3 CONTENTS SEPTEMBER 1993 V. S. Dodd 33 Editorial M. F. Lynch a The Sheffield University generic chemical structures project A. Wittmann Using a personal computer to process prior art citations downloaded from an online patent database T. L. Wherry A survey of missing patents at the United States Patent and Trademark Office Yang Cailiang CD-ROM products of the Chinese Patent Office (CPO) M. J. R. Blackman : The Patent and Trademark Group Contents W. van Caenegem 5 The patent law of the Russian Federation D. Geiss : A patent information centre in Germany — equipment, service activities, promotion and innovative developments M. M. S. Karki and E Patenting activity in the Third World — a case study of K. C. Garg biotechnology patents filed in India S. M. Kaback ONLINE Patent Information Communications Selective Calendar of Events Meetings and Conferences Literature Review Book Announcement Abstracts VOLUME 15, NUMBER 4 CONTENTS DECEMBER 1993 V. S. Dodd Editorial J. Needle Is national patenting outmoded in Europe? N. Byrne Patents for human genes, ownership of biological materials and other issues in patent law P. Giannotti European patent filings in 1985-1990: national time series with comparative analysis J. van Bogaert Searching at the EPO: an example T. Takenaka 5 The Center for Advanced Study and Research on Intellectual Property (CASRIP) B. Rozov About patent classification R. Kazandjieva Automation of the technological and information processes in the Bulgarian Patent Office Some important amendments to the Chinese Patent Law Contents V. S. Dodd i Survey of the Annual Technical Reports 1992 of the Patent Offices on Patent Information Activities J. Yuita 3 Developments in the Japanese Patent Office S. M. Kaback ONLINE Patent Information Communications Selective Calendar of Events Literature Review Abstracts