Directory of patent information centres (PATLIB)

PATLIB Centre Llanera

Host organisation:	Economic Development Agency for Asturias- IDEPA (Regional Economy and Employment Ministry)
Name of centre:	PATLIB Centre Asturias
PO box:
PO box address:
Street:	Parque Tecnológico de Asturias, s/n||ES
Postcode / Town:	33428 Llanera
Country:	Spain
Website:	http://www.idepa.es/ http://www.idepa.es/sites/web/idepaweb/servicios/propiedadindustrial/presentacion/
Telephone number:	0034 985 980 020
Fax:	0034 985 264 455
e-mail:	idepa@idepa.es
Opening hours:	Monday: 09:00 - 14:00 Tuesday: 09:00 - 14:00 Wednesday: 09:00 - 14:00 Thursday: 09:00 - 14:00 Friday: 09:00 - 14:00 Opening hours: Monday to Friday from 9:00 to 14:00 hrs, till 18:00 hrs by appointment.

IP rights covered
Designs
Patents
Trade marks
Utility models

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.
IP strategy development	With this service PATLIB centres assist their clients in developing and implementing their IP strategies, e.g. what to protect, where and how, with whom to co-operate, etc.