Directory of patent information centres (PATLIB)

PATLIB Centre Lodz

Host organisation:	University of Lodz
Name of centre:	Regional Centre of Patent Information
PO box:
PO box address:
Street:	Matejki 32/38||PL
Postcode / Town:	90-237 Lodz
Country:	Poland
Website:	http://www.uni.lodz.pl/
Telephone number:	0048 42 635 60 68
Fax:	0048 42 635 64 39
e-mail:	wojtekz@uni.lodz.pl
Opening hours:	Monday: 08:30 - 14:30 Tuesday: 08:30 - 14:30 Wednesday: 08:30 - 14:30 Thursday: 08:30 - 14:30 Friday: 08:30 - 14:30

IP rights covered
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Services
Public reading room	The reading room provides the public with access to national, European and international IP documentation so that they can perform their own searches. PATLIB staff advises the public how to search and how to retrieve relevant documents. Visitors may search IP databases free-of-charge using the workstations provided.
Provision of intellectual property documentation	The PATLIB centre provides copies of IP documents (paper and electronic documents)
Helpdesk services	The PATLIB centre provides information on IP procedures, different kinds of IP rights, the requirements for filing an IP application, fees, search possibilities, etc. Legal advice is not included in this service.
User training	The PATLIB centre organises training sessions (seminars, workshops) concerning IP rights, databases, search techniques and other IP related issues.
Lecturer services	The experts from the PATLIB centre give lectures during IP training events or in the framework of IP related university curricula.