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The following is a full list of articles, reviews and other contributions to the Patent Industry which Magister Ltd. has published in the professional literature.

Publications Archive listing
(all publications by S.R.Adams as sole author unless otherwise noted.)

Regional patent systems - a challenge for the international searcher. Science & Technology Libraries - in press.
Patents: exploitation and protection (Chapter 5) in Staying Legal - a guide to issues and practice affecting the library, information and publishing sectors, 2nd edn. (Eds. C.J. Armstrong; L.W. Bebbington) London: Facet Publishing, 2003. ISBN 1-85604-438-6 - in press.
A short examination of the timeliness and accuracy of United Kingdom patent legal status data sources. World Patent Information 24(3), 203-209 (2002)
Searching the PCT Patent Files: Another Instance of Faux Full Text. Online, 26(2), 33-36 (March/April 2002).
Information sources on post-grant actions to pharmaceutical patents. Journal of Chemical Information and Computer Sciences, 42(3), 467-472, (2002).
Design searching - the forgotten corner of intellectual property. Online, 25(3), 54-58 (May/June 2001).
Using technical databases with minority patent coverage to enhance retrieval. World Patent Information, 23(2), 137-148 (2001).
Comparing the IPC and the US classification systems for the patent searcher. World Patent Information, 23(1), 15-23, (2001).
Skills for patent searching - a personal view. E-Content, 23(5), 39-43, (October/November 2000).
Patent information. (Chapter 11, pp.200-224) in The Business and Economy Internet Resource Handbook (ed. P. Bradley). London: Library Association Publishing, 2000. ISBN 1-85604-351-7.
Using the International Patent Classification in an online environment. World Patent Information, 22(4), 291-300, (2000).
EPIDOS products and services: a user’s point of view. in Proc. 9th. EPIDOS Annual Conference, 20-22 October 1999, Halkidiki, Greece, pp.187-209. Vienna: European Patent Office, 2000.
The Beilstein Handbook as a source of pre-1960 chemical patent literature. World Patent Information, 21(2), 75-81, (1999).
Developments in patents documentation in Europe during the last decade. Journal of Chemical Information and Computer Sciences, 39(3), 423-431, (1999).
SmithKline Beecham: analysis of patenting 1995-1998. Expert Opinion in Therapeutic Patents, 9(9), 1173-1183, (1999).
American Home Products Corp.: analysis of patenting 1995-1998. Expert Opinion in Therapeutic Patents, 9(4), 447-460, (1999).
Pfizer: analysis of patenting 1995-1998. Expert Opinion in Therapeutic Patents, 8(11), 1405-1414, (1998).
Survey of patent documentation from the Pacific Rim countries. World Patent Information, 17(1), 48-61, (1995).
Use of FSTA in a government department (co-authored with D.D.Singer, H. Lee). in Proc. 2nd. International Food Information Conference, Berlin, May 1987. Reading: IFIS/FSTA., 1988.
Examination under the Patents Act 1977 (co-authored with T.S. Eisenschitz). Chartered Institute of Patent Agents' Journal (CIPA Journal), 13(3), 70-86 (Dec. 1983). [corrigenda 13(5), 163 (Feb. 1984)].
+ numerous short contributions to professional newsletter ("Searcher") and trade press ("Information World Review") on patents documentation issues.


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