Questionnaire
1. [Quality] How satisfied are you with the quality of KPA?
Very satisfied
Somewhat satisfied
Neutral
Somewhat dissatisfied
Very dissatisfied
1-1. If you are dissatisfied with the quality of KPA, what is the reason for dissatisfaction?
2. [Content] How satisfied are you with the content of KPA?
Very satisfied
Somewhat satisfied
Neutral
Somewhat dissatisfied
Very dissatisfied
2-1. If you are dissatisfied with the content of KPA, what is the reason for dissatisfaction?
3. [Word] How satisfied are you with the technical word and grammar suitability of KPA?
Very satisfied
Somewhat satisfied
Neutral
Somewhat dissatisfied
Very dissatisfied
3-1. If you are dissatisfied with the technical word and grammar suitability of KPA, what is the reason
for dissatisfaction?
4. [Accuracy] How satisfied are you with data accuracy on KPA?
Very satisfied
Somewhat satisfied
Neutral
Somewhat dissatisfied
Very dissatisfied
4-1. If you are dissatisfied with data accuracy on KPA, what is the reason for dissatisfaction?
(e.g., Bibliographic data error, Representative drawings error, and so on)
5. What is the main purpose of using KPA? (multiple responses)
① Searching prior art and examining patent
② Understanding the trend of Korea patents and technologies for research
③ Discovering ideas
④ Other
6. What do you think is the most important element of KPA? (multiple responses)
① Including the core technical information of the invention
② Delivering the content of the original abstract of the patent gazette
③ Using precise technical terms
④ Using accurate English grammar and spelling
⑤ Readability
⑥ Other
7. Which system do you usually use to access KPA other than K-PION? (multiple responses)
① Free patent search systems provided by KIPO (KIPRIS)
② Free patent search systems provided by the other national or international offices (Espacenet, Patentscope, J-PlatPat, etc.)
③ Commercial patent search systems provided by IP enterprises (DWPI, etc)
④ Other
8. Do you have any other suggestions or comments on KPA or KPA search system in KIPRIS?