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Currency
DEM / JPY / /
Facility
Trademark Depository Library / USPTO's headquarters / Japan Institute of Invention / /
IndustryTerm
on-line connections / information products / information technology infrastructure / documentation systems / patent information products / on-line patent application system / Internet services / economic infrastructure / standardized information network / text search system / search report / production search / patent search / patent processing / paper search files / generation software / search system / search reports / information technology / patent law / patent products / public search facilities / quality products / search efficiency / /
Organization
Scientific and Technical Information Centre / U.S. Patent and Trademark Office / Boards of Appeal / Association of Southeast Asian Nations / office of Management and Budget / European Patent Organisation / Chinese Patent Office / EPC / Japan Institute of Invention and Innovation / Japan Institute of Invention / European Patent Office / Department of Commerce / European Union / Administrative Council / Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation / /
Position
producer / President of the Office / Secretary of Commerce / the President of the United States / Official / /
1 INTRODUCTION Intellectual property rights are not all of the same nature. A distinction is made between: * patents of invention; * utility model patents; * industrial design patents; * trademarks.