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Articles/book chapters by Stephen Adams (sole author unless noted otherwise).

  1. Introduction to agrochemical patent term extensions in Europe in Navigating Legal Challenges in the Agrochemical Industry. A. Coates; R. Bennett; J.M. van Emon (eds.) ACS Symposium Series 1362. American Chemical Society: Washington DC, 2020 (Chapter 8, pp.111-119). ISBN 978-0-8412-9874-3.
  2. Artificial Intelligence - can it deliver improved patent search? JAPIO Year Book 2019, 80-91.
  3. Is the full text the full answer? – considerations of database quality. World Patent Information 54, Supplement, s66-s71 (2018).
  4. Patents Information in British Librarianship and Information Work 2011-2015. (Ed. J.H. Bowman). London: www.lulu.com , 2017 (Chapter 19, pp.363-377). ISBN 978-1-326-82027-3.
  5. Improving the efficiency of patent search; the role of inter-personal communication. JAPIO Year Book 2016, 100-107.
  6. Lost in translation? – a review of the post-grant requirements for translation of patent specifications in Europe. World Patent Information 44, 34-45 (2016).
  7. Improving the efficiency of searching in patents; the role of education and the human factor in an age of electronic information. JAPIO Year Book 2015, 184-193.
  8. Centenary patent 2014: Judson, Sundback and the zip fastener. World Patent Information 39, 79-84 (2014).
  9. Survey of PCT search reports and the importance of the internet as a source of non-patent literature.  World Patent Information 34(2), 112-123 (2012).
  10. Centenary patent: US 1,000,000, 1911. World Patent Information 33(3), 269-274 (2011).
  11. Patents in British Librarianship and Information Work 2006-2010. (Ed. J.H. Bowman). London: www.lulu.com , 2012 (Chapter 20, pp.323-337). ISBN 978-1-4716-8352-7.
  12. Patent information: fair play needed in the ‘patent game’. Gazette (European Patent Office staff magazine), January 2011, 10-11.
  13. Patents in the realm of independent information professionals (co-authored with T.E. Wolff). Bulletin of the American Society for Information Science and Technology (ASIST Bulletin) 37(1), 17-20 (Oct/Nov 2010).
  14. Centenary patent: sleeve-valve engines, 1910. World Patent Information 32(4), 320-325 (2010).
  15. The text, the full text and nothing but the text: Part 2 – The main specification, searching challenges and survey of availability. World Patent Information 32(2), 120-128 (2010).
  16. The text, the full text and nothing but the text: Part 1 – Standards for creating textual information in patent documents and general search implications. World Patent Information 32(1), 22-29 (2010).
  17. Centenary patent: the catalytic converter, 1909. World Patent Information 31(4), 323-326 (2009).
  18. English-language support tools for the use of Japanese F-term patent subject searching online. World Patent Information 30(1), 5-20 (2008).
  19. Centenary of the enactment of the United Kingdom’s Patents and Designs Act 1907. World Patent Information 29(4), 363-368 (2007). [republished in Chartered Institute of Patent Agents' Journal (CIPA Journal), 36(12), 678-683, (Dec. 2007)]
  20. Patents in British Librarianship and Information Work 2001-2005. (Ed. J.H. Bowman). Aldershot: Ashgate Publishing, 2007 (Chapter 19, pp.299-311). ISBN 978-0-7546-4778-2.
  21. Patents in British Librarianship and Information Work 1991-2000. (Ed. J.H. Bowman). Aldershot: Ashgate Publishing, 2006 (Chapter 18, pp. 310-325). ISBN 0-7546-4779-X.
  22. Electronic non-text material in patent applications – some questions for patent offices, applicants and searchers. World Patent Information 27(2), 99-103, (2005).
  23. Patent term, expiries and extensions. BioProcess International 2(6), 26-30 (June 2004).
  24. Certification of the patent searching profession – a personal view. World Patent Information 26(1), 79-82, (2004).
  25. Networked patent information – a review of developments from paper to web.  New Review of Information Networking 9, 81-95, (2003).
  26. Information quality, liability, and corrections. Online, 27(5), 16-22, (September/October 2003).
  27. Patent information has arrived; the message from the EPIDOS Annual Conference. Online, 27(2), 18-20, (March/April 2003).
  28. Patent searching without words – why do it, how to do it?  Freepint Newsletter No. 130, 7-8 (6th February  2003).
  29. Pharmacia Corp.: analysis of patenting 1998-2002. Expert Opinion in Therapeutic Patents 13(2), 223-231 (2003)
  30. A comparison of early publication practices in the United States and Europe. World Patent Information 25(2), 117-122 (2003)
  31. Regional patent systems – a challenge for the international searcher.  Science & Technology Libraries 22(1-2) 89-99, (2001) – printed 2004.
  32. Regional patent systems – a challenge for the international searcher in Patent and Trademark Information – uses and perspectives. (Ed. V.A. Baldwin). pp. 89-99. New  York: Haworth Information Press, 2004. ISBN 0-7890-0425-9 (hbk.), 0-7890-0440-2 (pbk.)
  33. Patents: exploitation and protection in Staying Legal - a guide to issues and practice affecting the library, information and publishing sectors, 2nd edn. (Eds. C.J. Armstrong; L.W. Bebbington) London: Facet Publishing, 2003 (Chapter 5, pp. 77-97). ISBN 1-85604-438-6.
  34. Defensive Publishing: a strategy for maintaining intellectual property as public goods. (co-authored with V. Henson-Apollonio). ISNAR Briefing Paper No. 53. The Hague: International Service for National Agricultural Research. (September 2002). ISSN 1021-2310. Awarded “Publication of the Year” by ISNAR management for 2002.
  35. A short examination of the timeliness and accuracy of United Kingdom patent legal status data sources. World Patent Information 24(3), 203-209 (2002)
  36. Searching the PCT Patent Files: Another Instance of Faux Full Text. Online, 26(2), 33-36 (March/April 2002).
  37. Information sources on post-grant actions to pharmaceutical patents. Journal of Chemical Information and Computer Sciences, 42(3), 467-472, (2002). 
  38. Translations of European Patents under Article 65 of the European Patent Convention. IP Journal of the Patent and Trademark Depositary Library Association (PTDLA), 1(1/2), 33-38 (June/December 2001).
  39. Design searching – the forgotten corner of intellectual property. Online, 25(3), 54-58 (May/June 2001).
  40. Using technical databases with minority patent coverage to enhance retrieval. World Patent Information, 23(2), 137-148 (2001).
  41. Comparing the IPC and the US classification systems for the patent searcher. World Patent Information, 23(1), 15-23, (2001).
  42. Skills for patent searching – a personal view. E-Content, 23(5), 39-43, (October/November 2000).
  43. Patent information. (Chapter 11, pp.200-224) in The Business and Economy Internet Resource Handbook (ed. P. Bradley). London: Library Association Publishing, 2000. ISBN 1-85604-351-7. 
  44. Using the International Patent Classification in an online environment. World Patent Information, 22(4), 291-300, (2000).
  45. EPIDOS products and services: a user’s point of view. in Proc. 9th. EPIDOS Annual Conference, 20-22 October 1999, Halkidiki, Greece, pp.187-209. Vienna: European Patent Office, 2000.
  46. The Beilstein Handbook as a source of pre-1960 chemical patent literature. World Patent Information, 21(2), 75-81, (1999).
  47. Developments in patents documentation in Europe during the last decade. Journal of Chemical Information and Computer Sciences, 39(3), 423-431, (1999). 
  48. SmithKline Beecham: analysis of patenting 1995-1998. Expert Opinion in Therapeutic Patents, 9(9), 1173-1183, (1999).
  49. American Home Products Corp.: analysis of patenting 1995-1998. Expert Opinion in Therapeutic Patents, 9(4), 447-460, (1999).
  50. Pfizer: analysis of patenting 1995-1998. Expert Opinion in Therapeutic Patents, 8(11), 1405-1414, (1998).
  51. Survey of patent documentation from the Pacific Rim countries. World Patent Information, 17(1), 48-61, (1995).
  52. Use of FSTA in a government department (co-authored with D.D.Singer, H. Lee). in Proc. 2nd. International Conference on Food Science and Technology Information, Berlin, 19-22 May 1987. Reading: International Food Information Service/FSTA, 1988.
  53. Examination under the Patents Act 1977 (co-authored with T.S. Eisenschitz). Chartered Institute of PatentAgents' Journal (CIPA Journal), 13(3), 70-86 (Dec. 1983). [corrigenda 13(5), 163 (Feb. 1984)].

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