Selected Patent and Intellectual Property Sites

Databases and Search Services

Canadian Patent Database
Delphion Intellectual Property Network (1971 to date)
ESP@CENET - EPO Service to search for and download patent copies
EPO Register - online access to post-grant admin and legal data; Follow grant procedure
Federal Bio-Technology Transfer Directory (searchable archive; not longer updated)
INPADOC - The "extended" patent family
Italian Patent and Utility Models (FILDATA Web Site)
IPLD - Japanese Industrial Property Digital Library
Kessler International
MicroPatent PatentWEB and TrademarkWEB
QPAT-U.S. Full Text Patents (1974 to date)
Patent Imaging Corporation's Patent Bank
IP Office of Singapore - search service
U.S. Patent Databases - USPTO (Full text and abstract databases)
World Intellectual Property Organization Patentscope - Search International Patent Applications

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Patent, IP and Legal Information

AIPLA - American Intellectual Property Law Association
The Franklin Pierce Law Center Intellectual Property Mall Page
KUESTERLAW - Jeff Kuester's Technology Law Resource
The Intellectual Property Rights Helpdesk - an EUC Project: IP information and free e-mail helpdesk
IP Webguide - EPO site
National Association of Patent Practitioners
Oppedahl Patent Law Firm LLC
Patent and Trade Mark Group (PATMG)
Patent Attorneys and Agents Registered to Practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
West's Legal Directory

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Miscellaneous Patent and IP

BountyQuest - Patent "Bounty Hunter" Site
PATENT.INFO
Intellectual Property Magazine
PatentNews.com - patent news - all the time
Wacky Patent of the Month

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Classification Tools

U.S. Patent Classification Definitions provided by the USPTO (7/6/98)
WIPO Reformed IPC - Int'l Classification Codes - Click here to search

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