noun
IPDL; Industrial Property Digital Library
Official name of a former Japanese patent information service provided by the Japan Patent Office. Now superseded by the J-PlatPat platform.
特許電子図書館で古い特許を調べた。
I searched for old patents on the IPDL.
J-PlatPat is the current patent information platform that replaced the IPDL (特許電子図書館).
Compound of 特許 (patent), 電子 (electronic), and 図書館 (library). A direct translation of the English name 'Industrial Property Digital Library'.