The European Patent Office (EPO) will host a roundtable discussion session on behalf of the Trilateral Co-operation at the EPO Patent Information Conference 2008 in Stockholm.
The following organisations will be invited to send up to four of their members to the roundtable session:
- The Patent Documentation Group (PDG)
- PatCom
- epi
- The Confederacy of European Patent Information User Groups (CEPIUG)
Other patent information groups who wish to receive an invitation to the round table are invited to submit a request to the EPO by sending and e-mail to conference@epo.org.
The round table is taking place in an effort to establish mutually beneficial relationships and to better understand our stakeholders' needs.
Tuesday, 28 October 2008
13.00 to 15.00 hrs
Münchenbryggeriet Conference Centre, Stockholm, Sweden
The discussion will focus on the following topics:
- Determine what data and products users currently use
- Identify patent information needs and wants
- Collaborate on potential products that meet those needs
- Discuss problems created by inefficient access to relevant information
- Identify which data sources have the greatest impact, resulting in fewer, better targeted, higher quality patent applications
- Discuss ways to provide efficient access to all relevant patent information, including procedural and ownership data
The EPO will publish a report of the meeting on its website.