User profile survey on Legal texts

Thank you for taking part in this survey. Your feedback is greatly appreciated. Knowing who you are professionally will help us target your needs in terms of the presentation and usability of legal texts more efficiently. 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, please 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 following products?

	Every day	Several times a week	A few times a month	Less than once per month	Never
European Patent Convention	European Patent Convention Every day	European Patent Convention Several times a week	European Patent Convention A few times a month	European Patent Convention Less than once per month	European Patent Convention Never
Guidelines for Examination	Guidelines for Examination Every day	Guidelines for Examination Several times a week	Guidelines for Examination A few times a month	Guidelines for Examination Less than once per month	Guidelines for Examination Never
Guidelines for Search and Examination at the EPO as PCT Authority	Guidelines for Search and Examination at the EPO as PCT Authority Every day	Guidelines for Search and Examination at the EPO as PCT Authority Several times a week	Guidelines for Search and Examination at the EPO as PCT Authority A few times a month	Guidelines for Search and Examination at the EPO as PCT Authority Less than once per month	Guidelines for Search and Examination at the EPO as PCT Authority Never
National law relating to the EPC	National law relating to the EPC Every day	National law relating to the EPC Several times a week	National law relating to the EPC A few times a month	National law relating to the EPC Less than once per month	National law relating to the EPC Never
Handbook of quality procedures before the EPO	Handbook of quality procedures before the EPO Every day	Handbook of quality procedures before the EPO Several times a week	Handbook of quality procedures before the EPO A few times a month	Handbook of quality procedures before the EPO Less than once per month	Handbook of quality procedures before the EPO Never

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* 6. For what purpose(s) do you use the legal texts? (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 legal texts?

For under a year

For 1 - 5 years

For over 5 years

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* 8. How satisfied are you with the presentation and the usability of the following products?

	Very dissatisfied	Dissatisfied	Neither dissastisfied nor satisfied	Satisfied	Very satisfied	N/A
European Patent Convention	European Patent Convention Very dissatisfied	European Patent Convention Dissatisfied	European Patent Convention Neither dissastisfied nor satisfied	European Patent Convention Satisfied	European Patent Convention Very satisfied	European Patent Convention N/A
Guidelines for Examination	Guidelines for Examination Very dissatisfied	Guidelines for Examination Dissatisfied	Guidelines for Examination Neither dissastisfied nor satisfied	Guidelines for Examination Satisfied	Guidelines for Examination Very satisfied	Guidelines for Examination N/A
Guidelines for Search and Examination at the EPO as PCT AUthority	Guidelines for Search and Examination at the EPO as PCT AUthority Very dissatisfied	Guidelines for Search and Examination at the EPO as PCT AUthority Dissatisfied	Guidelines for Search and Examination at the EPO as PCT AUthority Neither dissastisfied nor satisfied	Guidelines for Search and Examination at the EPO as PCT AUthority Satisfied	Guidelines for Search and Examination at the EPO as PCT AUthority Very satisfied	Guidelines for Search and Examination at the EPO as PCT AUthority N/A
National law relating to the EPC	National law relating to the EPC Very dissatisfied	National law relating to the EPC Dissatisfied	National law relating to the EPC Neither dissastisfied nor satisfied	National law relating to the EPC Satisfied	National law relating to the EPC Very satisfied	National law relating to the EPC N/A
Handbook of quality procedures before the EPO	Handbook of quality procedures before the EPO Very dissatisfied	Handbook of quality procedures before the EPO Dissatisfied	Handbook of quality procedures before the EPO Neither dissastisfied nor satisfied	Handbook of quality procedures before the EPO Satisfied	Handbook of quality procedures before the EPO Very satisfied	Handbook of quality procedures before the EPO N/A

Any additional comments:

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* 9. Do you have any other comments or wishes?

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

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 following products?

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* 6. For what purpose(s) do you use the legal texts? (tick all that apply)

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* 7. How long have you been using the legal texts?

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* 8. How satisfied are you with the presentation and the usability of the following products?

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* 9. Do you have any other comments or wishes?

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

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