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Library Research Guide to Patents
and Trademarks
Describes the resources discussed in
class and additional information
·
Parts
of a patent
o
Inventor
Name, Assignee, Patent Number and Date, U.S. Classification, Title, References
o
Abstract,
Drawings, Background, Detailed Description, Claims
US Patent and Trademark Office Search
Has full text patent searching since
1979 and selective searching since 1790
·
U.S.
Classifications are the "subject areas" patents are sorted into
·
Searching
by classifications is one of the few ways to comprehensively find similar
patents
Includes computer generated full
text searching and PDF copies of patents
·
Use
the advanced search to get more options
·
Classifications
are hyperlinks into the USPTO Manual of Classification
Contains patents from many worldwide
institutions
·
Includes
cross - indexing with chemical information by registry number
·
Patent
families are other patents or applications directly relating to the patent
(perhaps in other countries or with other filing dates)
Chemical Patent Searching guide - follow the Wiki link for the
latest guide
John
Meier
201
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Email:
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Phone:
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