Patents, Trademarks & Copyright
General Information
A note on local patent searching.
Web Based Patent Searching
Tutorial
Patents
- Derwent Patent Resource Center
- Delphion Patent Search Site
- Searchable US Patent database with bibliographic coverage from 1971-1996
and images from 1987. Patents may be ordered on line for a fee, but searching
is free.
- Google Patents
- Search and view free of charge all U.S. patents from 1790-mid-2006.
- Inventor's Resource
- Resources and links for inventors.
- LSU Libraries Webliography -
Patents and Trademarks
- Good starting point.
- MicroPatent
- On line version of U.S. Patent & Trademark Gazette.
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- U.S. Patent Citation Database
- US Patent & Trademark Home Page
- Full text searchable database of patents issued from 1976 to date. The full
text includes the Summary, Claims, Description, and References. Drawings and
images are not available online.
- Wacky Patent of the Month
- Just for fun.
Trademarks
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- Trademark Electronic
Database
- US Patent & Trademark Electronic Business Center.
- Trademark Searching Guide
- By Oppedahl & Larson Patent Law.
- US Trademark Electronic
Search System
- The US Trademark Search Database.
International Patents & Trademarks
- ESP@Acenet
- Eurpoe's network of patent databases.
- International Trademark Association
- Association of trademark owners & professionals dedicated to promoting the role of trademarks.
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Copyright
- BitLaw
- Comprehensive Internet resource on technology law, patents, copyright and trademark issues.
- Copyright Clearance Center
- Copyright & and Fair Use
- Stanford University Library
- Copyright Issues/ Scholarly Communication
- North Carolina State site with links to other internet and university resources.
- Copyright Myths
- The Copyright Website
- U.S. Copyright Office
- Includes links to other internet resources.