STNext Coffee Lecture: Working with citations - Why use citations?

Citation information is another important tool for quality, comprehensive patent searching. This coffee lecture will focus on the citation information contained in the Derwent World Patents Index database. The session will explain the relationship between a patent and its forward and backwards citations, and how to interpret the data contained in the Derwent citation information.

This coffee lecture is for searchers of all experience levels, from the novice to the advanced searcher. 

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