Directory of patent information centres (PATLIB)

PATLIB Centre Tampere

Host organisation:
Name of centre:	ELY-Centre, Pirkanmaa
PO box:	467
PO box address:
Street:	Pellavatehtaankatu 25||FI
Postcode / Town:	33101 Tampere
Country:	Finland
Website:	http://www.ely-keskus.fi
Telephone number:	00358 295 036 082
Fax:
e-mail:	raimo.nurminen@ely-keskus.fi
Opening hours:	Monday: 08:00 - 16:15 Tuesday: 08:00 - 16:15 Wednesday: 08:00 - 16:15 Thursday: 08:00 - 16:15 Friday: 08:00 - 16:15

IP rights covered
Patents

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.
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.
Statistical analyses of patent data	This service provides information on technical trends and competitors' activities based on statistical processing of patent data.
User training	The PATLIB centre organises training sessions (seminars, workshops) concerning IP rights, databases, search techniques and other IP related issues.
Assessment of the economic potential of an invention	With the help of respective software tools, the PATLIB centre assists in assessing the economic potential of inventions, detecting potential risks and analysing the market situation.