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Patent and Trademark
Web Resources |
U.S. Patent & Trademark Office Patent Search
Federal data base of Patent information. A freely searchable database of information from
US patents issued since the first in 1790 up to and including the previous month.
New, improved and expanded database! Effective 1 October 2000, the database
now offers all US patents issued since 1790, in the form of searchable patent numbers and
current US classifications hyperlinked to full-page images of each page of each patent. |
European Intellectual
Property Association
The European Intellectual Property Association (EIPAWEB) represents over
100 non-governmental and other not-for-profit organisations interested
in protection the intellectual property of all europeans |
Google Patent
Search (beta version)
As part of Google’s mission to organize the world’s information and make
it universally accessible and useful, we’re constantly working to expand
the diversity of content we make available to our users. With Google
Patent Search, you can now search the full text of the U.S. patent
corpus and find patents that interest you. Over 7 million U.S. patents
issued from 1790 to the present are available in Google's database. |
Canadian Patent Database
Official site of the Canadian Intellectual Property Office a government agency. Database
contains patents issued and applied for since October, 1989. |
European Patent Information
Gateway site for many European country official patent offices. Patent searches are
allowed after connection to each countries database site. |
Historic Patents
from The Great Idea Finder
Since its founding in 1790 the United States Patent and Trademark Office
(USPTO) has issued over 7 million patents. Although most patents are
obscure and long forgotten, in the 1% that did become successful are
some very significant inventions that have changed the way we live our
lives. |
Japan Patent
Office
The system of industrial property rights (which is a general terms used
when referring to the system for patents, new utility models, designs
and trademarks) is to contribute to development of industry by securing
and protecting the successful and creative development of structures for
patents. ENGLISH |
Patent Searching
Tutorial
Tutorial on how to select an appropriate patent Web site for research,
with specific help on searching the Delphion and the USPTO patent
database. |
Searching For Patents
A comprehensive listing of patent search firms and organizations. Links and contact
information available for both free and pay search resources
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World
Intellectual Property Organization
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) is an international
organization dedicated to promoting the use and protection of works of
the human spirit. These works -- intellectual property -- are expanding
the bounds of science and technology and enriching the world of the arts |
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