PATOLIS which was opened as a kanji on-line retrieval system in Dec. of 1978 has newly included Kana on-line system since Oct. of 1980, has been improved drastically. This paper describes the present status of PATOLIS which deals with information concerning four Acts on Industrial Proprietary Rights in Japan such as patents, and foreign patent information in U.S.A. and other fifty countries (including two international organizations), and schedule of new services, that is, public Kanji on-line, graphic output and so on.
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