Searching for Patents
Tutorials
University of Central Florida Libraries: Patents
https://guides.ucf.edu/patents/home
Patent searching tutorial and other patent-related links from the University of Central Florida.
Patent Searching: Tutorial and Guide to Online Resources and Information
http://guides.lib.utexas.edu/c.php?g=532337&p=3642135
Interactive tutorial gives you firsthand experience with creating a search strategy and conducting a search of the United States Patents and Trademarks Office's databases.
U.S. Resources
USPTO: Patent Full-Text and Full-Page Image Databases
PatFT contains the full-text of over 3,000,000 patents from 1976 to the present, plus limited bibliographic data for over 4,000,000 patents from 1790 to 1975, with links to the Web Patent Full-Page Images Database (PatImg). AppFT contains all Published Applications from March 15, 2001 through the present week.
Google Patent Search
Provides user-friendly searching of full-text patents from the 1790's. Includes over 120 million patents from the US and around the world.
Patent Lens
https://www.lens.org/lens/search/patent/structured?preview=true
A search tool for over 127 million granted patents and over 38 million patent applications. Search types include key words, dates, jurisdictions, inventors, owners, and classifications. Tutorials explain how to read patents, apply for patents, and the rights of patent applicants.
International Resources
Esp@cenet: Europe's Network of Patent Databases
https://www.epo.org/searching-for-patents/technical/espacenet.html
Search patents from the European Patent Office's member states via quick search, advanced search, number search, or classification search. Beginners will benefit from the e-learning modules found on the Learning page. Esp@cenet is available in English, French, and German.
WIPO IP Portal PatentScope
Search over three million international patent applications published in accord with the Patent Cooperation Treaty. Or file for IP protection in multiple countries.
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