Canadian Patent Database
[Public Access]
General information and search system. |
ChemWeb
[Public Access]
Access to chemical databases, including MicroPatent, with coverage of U.S., European and PCT (International) patent research. |
Copyright Search
[Public Access]
Library of Congress copyright search system for first-time and occasional users. |
European Patent Office
[Public Access]
The popular search engine - Esp@cenet. |
Fogler USPTO Tutorial
[Public Access]
A great site for instructions on how to do a successful preliminary patent search on the USPTO Web Database. |
Independent Inventor's Resources
[Public Access]
A helpful webpage managed by the Office of Independent Inventors at the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Items of interest to many inventors are the FAQs and the information on genuine and deceptive invention promotion companies. |
Institute of Business and Industry Development
[Public Access]
North Dakota State University's "source for high quality unbiased advice, business and technical assistance, and even proprietary research." |
International Trade Web Resources
[Public Access]
International trade information, including trade leads, web resources, and business directories. |
North Dakota Secretary of State
[Public Access]
Resource for information and in-state trademark forms. |
Patent & Trademarks Searching Tutorials
[Public Access]
University of Texas at Austin's Richard W. McKinney Engineering Library tutorials. |
Patent Cafe
[Public Access]
Informational web resource for both novice and experienced inventors. |
The British Library
[Public Access]
Resource for English patents and information. |
U.S. Copyright Office, Library of Congress
[Public Access]
Searchable database of online U.S. Copyright Office Records, copyright registration application forms, general information about copyright. |
USPTO Kids Pages
[Public Access]
Educational fun and games. |
USPTO Web Patent Database
[Public Access]
Full text of all US patents issued since January 1, 1976, and full-page images of each page of every US patent issued since 1790. Contact the library's Patent & Trademark Depository Library
for assistance or try the Fogler Library's USPTO Web Database Tutorial for information on how to search this database. |
