Intellectual property information service methods for SMEs in university libraries

Abstract

The importance of technological innovation and intellectual property planning and strategies for the development of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) is evident. Faced with the complex and ever-changing information environment and the patent information needs of SMEs, this paper aims to propose the intellectual property information service (IPIS) methods for SMEs in university libraries based on the survey of patent information centers in Germany. The service mode and contents of these centers are studied from the international, national and regional levels. The advantages and characteristics for serving SMEs in these centers are summarized and the service direction was given. The IPIS methods for SMEs in university libraries are put forward from five aspects including construction of IPIS platform for SMEs, providing access to financing, entrepreneurship and rights defense, promoting the transformation to innovation-driven development, strengthening the publicity and promotion of services, and establishing service guarantee and evaluation mechanisms.