Prior-art searches (patents)

Joined services by the Medical Library and the Technology Transfer Office (TTO)

When applying for a patent it is important to know which scientific papers and patents are already  published concerning your specific research topic. The Medical Library performs prior-art searches to provide you and TTO with this information. Additional knowledge of prior-art is valuable for strategic decisions and next steps in your research projectContact us for more information!

Use patents as an additional information source

Patents contain a lot of additional valuable information to scientific literature. For example, what research is done by the industry? What are interesting partners to cooperate with? Contact us for more information!