Patent Web Resources
- European Patent Office (EPO)The European Patent Office (EPO) provides a uniform application procedure for individual members and companies seeking patent protection in up to 37 European countries.
- Free Patents OnlineU.S. patents--free searching--need an account for compressed PDF downloads. Also offers fee-based data delivery and analysis services.
- FreshPatents.comThe latest published U.S. patent applications each week before the USPTO decision to grant/deny. Free patent keyword monitoring.
- Google Patent SearchEasy searching for U.S. patents, but with a number of limitations--it excludes patent applications, international patents, and U.S. patents issued over the last few months.
- Invention DimensionThe Lemelson-MIT Program honors inventors who have converted their ideas into achievements.
- Inventor HandbookThis handbook was created by the Lemelson-MIT Program to answer the independent inventor's and aspiring entrepreneur's FAQs regarding U.S. patents.
- InventorSpotThe latest inventions, innovations and ideas from everywhere.
- The Lens"The Lens is an open global cyberinfrastructure to make the innovation system more efficient and fair, more transparent and inclusive." (from their website)
- Pat2pdf.orgAn easier interface (than the USPTO) for downloading U.S. patents.
- Patent Information Users Group (PIUG)/Selected patent and intellectual property sitesPIUG, the International Society for Patent Information, is a not-for-profit organization for individuals having a professional, scientific or technical interest in patent information.
- Patsnap - Professional Patents Search and AnalyticsSearch results clustering, real-time analytics, import & export data, and patents portfolio management. (For fee site)
- San Jose Public Library - Patent & Trademark Resource Center (PTRC)The San Jose Public Library is a Patent and Trademark Resouce Center (PTRC). PTRCs are a nationwide network of public, state and academic libraries designated by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to support the public with trademark and patent research assistance.
- Silicon Valley U.S. Patent and Trademark OfficeThe Silicon Valley USPTO serves California, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, Arizona, Alaska, and Hawaii. It provides outreach services for inventors, entrepreneurs, startups, researchers, and others.
- U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)Access to the full-text of U.S. patents from 1976 to present, and other patent and trademark information.
