man Bio::Biblio::Patent (3): Representation of a patent

SYNOPSIS

$obj = Bio::Biblio::Patent->new(-doc_number => '1-2-3-4-5');
#--- OR ---
$obj = Bio::Biblio::Patent->new();
$obj->doc_number ('1-2-3-4-5');

DESCRIPTION

A storage object for a patent. See its place in the class hierarchy in http://www.ebi.ac.uk/~senger/openbqs/images/bibobjects_perl.gif

Attributes

The following attributes are specific to this class (however, you can also set and get all attributes defined in the parent classes):

  doc_number
  doc_office
  doc_type
  applicants       type: array ref of Bio::Biblio::Providers

FEEDBACK

Mailing Lists

User feedback is an integral part of the evolution of this and other Bioperl modules. Send your comments and suggestions preferably to the Bioperl mailing list. Your participation is much appreciated.

  [email protected]                  - General discussion
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Support

Please direct usage questions or support issues to the mailing list:

[email protected]

rather than to the module maintainer directly. Many experienced and reponsive experts will be able look at the problem and quickly address it. Please include a thorough description of the problem with code and data examples if at all possible.

Reporting Bugs

Report bugs to the Bioperl bug tracking system to help us keep track of the bugs and their resolution. Bug reports can be submitted via the web:

  https://redmine.open-bio.org/projects/bioperl/

AUTHORS

Heikki Lehvaslaiho (heikki-at-bioperl-dot-org), Martin Senger ([email protected])

COPYRIGHT

This module is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.

DISCLAIMER

This software is provided ``as is'' without warranty of any kind.