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
- Documents
- Books
- E-Books
- Databases
- Organizations and their Databases
- Research Guides and Tutorials
- Other Resources
Tutorial
- Patents Primer Tutorial
- Patents Primer Tutorial Outline
Documents
- 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
Books (at USC Libraries)
- Patents and R & D as real options
By Schwartz, Eduardo S.
Call numbers for: DOHENY 1) HB1.N37 no.10114 1 NONE 4WK/SEMSTR BOOKSTACKS - Patents as scientific and technical literature
By Walker, Richard D.
Call numbers for: SCI&ENG 1) T210.W34 1995 1 NONE 4WK/SEMSTR BOOKSTACKS - Patents in chemistry and biotechnology
By Grubb, Philip W.
Call numbers for: SCI&ENG 1) T211.G78 1986 1 NONE 4WK/SEMSTR BOOKSTACKS - Patents, inventions and the dynamics of innovation : a multidisciplinary study
By Cullis, Roger, 1938-
Call numbers for: DOHENY 1) T173.8.C85 2007 1 NONE 4WK/SEMSTR BOOKSTACKS - Protecting biotechnology inventions : a guide for scientists
By Saliwanchik, Roman.
Call numbers for: SCI&ENG 1) KF3133.B56S25 1988 1 NONE 4WK/SEMSTR BOOKSTACKS - Lessons from patents : using patents to measure technological change in environmental models (full-text pdf)
By Popp, David.
Call numbers for: DOHENY 1) HB1.N37 no.9978 1 NONE 4WK/SEMSTR BOOKSTACKS
- Subject: Patent searching
- Patent searching : tools & techniques
By Hunt, David.
Call Number: SCI&ENG: T210.H86 2007 / 4WK/SEMSTR SCI-RESERV - Patent searching for librarians and inventors
By Wherry, Timothy Lee.
Call Number: VKC: T210.W44 1995 1 NONE LIBRARYUSE REFERENCE - Successful patents and patenting for engineers and scientists
By Lechter, Michael A.
Call numbers for: SCI&ENG 1) KF3114.8.E54S83 1995 1 NONE 4WK/SEMSTR BOOKSTACKS
- Subject: Intellectual property
- Patenting and research and development : a global view
By Bosch, Mariano
Call numbers for: VKC 1) HG3881.5.W57P657 no.3739 1 NONE 4-WEEK INTL-DOCRM - Patent, copyright & trademark [electronic resource]
By Elias, Stephen.
- Patenting and research and development : a global view
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.
- Patents in the knowledge-based economy
By Cohen, Wesley M.
ebrary at USC Libraries - Patents, profits & power: how intellectual property rules the global economy
By Cook, Curtis W.
ebrary at USC Libraries - The complete idiot's guide to cashing in on your inventions
By Levy, Richard C., 1947-
ebrary at USC Libraries - A Short course in international intellectual property rights : protecting your brands, marks, copyrights, patents, designs, and related rights worldwide
By Shippey, Karla C., 1957-
ebrary at USC Libraries - How to Make Patent Drawings Yourself: A Patent It Yourself Companion (4th Edition)
By Pressman, David; Lo, Jack; Publisher: Nolo; Date: 2005
ebrary at USC Libraries - Patent Law Essentials: A Concise Guide
By Durham, Alan L.; Publisher: Greenwood Publishing Group; Date: 1999
ebrary at USC Libraries - Patent System for the 21st Century
By Stephen A. Merrill; Levin, Richard C.; Publisher: National Academies Press; Date: 2004
ebrary at USC Libraries - Patent, Copyright and Trademark: An Intellectual Property Desk Reference (9th Edition)
By Stim, Richard; Publisher: Nolo; Date: 2007
ebrary at USC Libraries - Patent Pending in 24 Hours (4th Edition)
By Stim, Richard; Pressman, David; Publisher: Nolo; Date: 2006
ebrary at USC Libraries - Patent It Yourself (12th Edition)
By Pressman, David; Publisher: Nolo; Date: 2006
ebrary at USC Libraries - The Inventor's Notebook: A Patent it Yourself Companion (4th Edition)
By Grissom, Fred; Pressman, David; Publisher: Nolo; Date: 2005
ebrary at USC Libraries - Googleâ¢pedia: The Ultimate Google Resource, (2nd Edition) By Michael Miller;
Publisher: Que; Pub Date: 2007.
Safari at USC Libraries - Our Patent-system, and What We Owe It
By Richardson, James; Publication: Charlottesville, Va. University of Virginia Library; Pub Date: 1996.
Databases
- Engineering Village 2 - Search the USPTO database through this interface (we do not have EI patents on this platform)
- LexisNexis Academic - Legal searches - Patents
- SciFinder Scholar (contact Norah Xiao for more information)
Search engines and commercial providers:
- Delphion Intellectual Property Network
- Freepatentsonline.com to all US patents and patent applications and partial European data
- Google Patent for US full-text patent
- pat2pdf.org Free patent printing site (US only)
Organizations and Their Databases
- U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
- Canadian Patent Database
- European Patent Organization
- Patent Abstracts of Japan (PAJ) Database
- The UK Intellectual Property Office
- World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
- Korean Institute of Patent Information
- Other Intellectual Property Office Web Sites
Research Guides and Tutorials
- Patent Research Guide from Stanford University
- Primary Literatures at CHEMUSC
- Patent Search Tutorial and Information from University of Texas
- esp@cenet Tutorial - How to search esp@cenet, the European Patent Office's online patent database