Patent Research Guide

 

The USC Libraries has several subscription databases, notably SciFinderScholar, that allow for easy patent searching. We have also explored and compiled a number of patent print and electronic books, as well as links to free resources, for you in this guide. Please contact Norah Xiao on the Science and Engineering Team if you have questions or suggestions.

 

Tutorial

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Documents

  1. Patents
  • Guidance, Tools & Manuals by USPTO
  • US Schedule of Fees
  • Patent Guide 2004 edited by Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) on July 2004
  • Lemelson MIT Inventor's Handbook
  • NASA Patent Abstracts Bibilography (1995/July-) A semi annual publication of NASA owned inventions
  • Patent Law from Cornell University
  • Patent classification
  • International Patent Classification - Guide by WIPO
  • Classification Definitions and Patent Classfication homepage by USPTO special codes summary
  • Patent Search
    • The Seven-Step Strategy for a patent search by USPTO Patent and Trademark Depository Library
    • Patents and Patent Searching by Alice K. Kawakami, in Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship, Summer 1998
    • Where to Find Patent Information on the Internet from EPO

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Books (at USC Libraries)

  1. Subject: Patent literature
  • Subject: Patent searching

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E-books (at USC Libraries via NetLibrary, Safari Technical Books and ebrary)

E-books in the ebrary collection require a plug-in reader for your browser - instructions on downloading and installing it are at the ebrary site.

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Databases

USC subscription:

Search engines and commercial providers:

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Organizations and Their Databases

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Research Guides and Tutorials

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Other Resources

Last updated: Feb. 17, 2009

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