US Patents on the web and in the library |
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United States Patent DatabasesU.S. Issued Patents and Published Applications are searched separately. (Images are in TIFF format. See right box for link.) Patent Application Information System (PAIR) gives status and patent history. Patent Search Templates give recommended databases that examiners use to search for prior art. More Cassis Patent Databases are available at Engineering Library. Lexis-Nexis Patents are licensed for Purdue users only. |
U.S. Patent Classification |
Full Text Patents FreePatentsOnline retrieves U.S. patents. Free printing of USAPat and USAApp are available on DVD (TIFF format) at the Engineering Library’s Patent and Trademark Depository Library PubWest (Only accessable in the ENGR Library with staff assistance) |
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Expert Help Patents: Guidance, Tools & Manuals (USPTO) Inventor Assistance Center (USPTO) staffed by retired examiners answer general questions about examining policies and procedures. |
Training Resources Inventor Resources (USPTO) uses a question and answer format. The site also includes “On-Line Chat Transcripts,” and “FAQs from Previous Chats.” Patent Search Tutorial (Pennsylvania State University). Patent Searching: Tutorial and Guide to Online Resources and Information (University of Texas at Austin) STOPFAKES.GOV is a government program to help small businesses prevent intellectual property piracy. More in-depth information and country toolkits are available. |
