Succesful innovation is inseperable from the proper use of Patent Information, both concern the legal-patent aspects as well as the technical-scientific aspects of the innovation process. However, the use of Patent Information is often far from optimal for the following reasons:

• The lack of knowledge with the material, on one hand with the scope/meaning of the protection rights and, on the other hand, with the accessibility and retrievability of necessary information,
• Patent accessibility is very specific and deviates substantially from other kinds of publications,
• The technical-legal language in patent publications is not aimed generally at disclosing scientific information.