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NRDC's 'Online' search facility enables scientists, investors or business managers to identify and source international patents and trademarks which can be used to provide a state-of-the-art technology survey; for world-wide tracking of technological advances or to monitor a competitor's R&D and marketing strategy. This 'Online' database provides access to more than 15 million patents from 56 different patent authorities around the globe. These sources, which help identify patented inventions, are an indispensable tool in preparing new patent applications, which have to cite prior art and with reference to these, define the claimed inventive originality. This service, now
being offered to industries, also provides bibliographic references
and abstracts from published literature, business information and
financial data, text of articles, trade statistics and other relevant
business information. This diverse range of information services
helps Indian industries to track technologies, get a global overview
of the technological competition in their business and to
obtain background information on foreign corporate sources of technology,
on competitors and potential suppliers of parts, components
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