European Patent Bulletin Survey

Dear participant,

Thank you for taking part in this survey. Your feedback is greatly appreciated. Knowing who you are professionally will help us target your needs more efficiently with regard to the European Patent Bulletin.

The survey should take three-to-five minutes to complete. Your answers and personal data provided will be kept strictly confidential and used exclusively for the EPO's market research.
If you experience any difficulties in completing this questionnaire, contact pim@epo.org.

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* 1. What country are you located in?

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* 2. What is your occupation?

Administrative staff

Analyst

CEO/board member

Consultant

Engineer

Formalities officer

Information specialist

Legal executive/paralegal

Librarian

Patent attorney/patent agent/patent lawyer

Patent examiner

Patent information specialist

Policy maker

Researcher/scientist/R&D

Staff member at an academic institution

Student

Other (please specify)

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* 3. Which of the following categories best describes your organisation?

Industry

Consultancy

Patent attorney/legal profession

Patent information vendor

Academic institution

Intergovernmental institution

IP authority

PATLIB centre

Private person

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* 4. How big is your organisation? (number of employees)

≤ 10

11 - 50

51 - 250

> 250

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* 5. How often do you use the European Patent Bulletin?

Every day

Several times a week

A few times a month

Less than once per month

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* 6. For what purpose(s) do you use the European Patent Bulletin? (tick all that apply)

For prior-art searches

For patentability searches

For freedom-to-operate searches

For patent monitoring

For patent portfolio management

For qualitative or quantitative patent evaluation

For statistics / competitive intelligence

For academic research

For educational reasons

For human resources / recruitment

For financial decisions

Other (please specify)

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* 7. How long have you been using the European Patent Bulletin?

For under a year

For 1 - 5 years

For over 5 years

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* 8. How satisfied are you with the European Patent Bulletin?

Very dissatisfied

Dissatisfied

Neither dissatisfied nor satisfied

Satisfied

Very satisfied

Very dissatisfied

Dissatisfied

Neither dissatisfied nor satisfied

Satisfied

Very satisfied

If you have selected "Dissatisfied" or "Very dissatisfied", please tell us why:

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* 9. Do you have any other comments or wishes? (your own words)

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* 10. May we contact you again to find out more about your experience and needs with regards to the
European Patent Bulletin?

No, not on this occasion

Yes, e-mail address and/or your telephone number

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* 1. What country are you located in?

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* 2. What is your occupation?

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* 3. Which of the following categories best describes your organisation?

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* 4. How big is your organisation? (number of employees)

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* 5. How often do you use the European Patent Bulletin?

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* 6. For what purpose(s) do you use the European Patent Bulletin? (tick all that apply)

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* 7. How long have you been using the European Patent Bulletin?

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* 8. How satisfied are you with the European Patent Bulletin?

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* 9. Do you have any other comments or wishes? (your own words)

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* 10. May we contact you again to find out more about your experience and needs with regards to the European Patent Bulletin?

* 10. May we contact you again to find out more about your experience and needs with regards to the
European Patent Bulletin?