The system was developed company-wide for the purpose of external of inhouse patent information which is indispensable in patent management and strategy being available at any place inside the Company at all times. The general situation of Company, and the circumstances when the System construction was determined are mentioned first. And then the objectives, characteristics, effect, network and I/O of the System are briefed. The System functions, that is, patent business management, patent information retrieval, patent information processing, and “Patented Product Codes” (prepared by the Company) which are major searching keys are described. The patent information retrieval service of the System, which is provided for the development sections, and the System use in patent strategy activities are also described.
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