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Patents - Searching and Downloading 

Patent links for searching and downloading patents.
Last update: Apr 01st, 2009 URL: http://guides.library.duke.edu/patent  Print Guide  RSS Updates

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Duke Patent Contacts

Teddy Gray, BES Librarian

teddy.gray@duke.edu | 919.660.5970

Anne Langley, Chemistry Librarian

anne.langley@duke.edu | 919.660.1578

Linda Martinez, Engineering/Computer Science Librarian

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Michael Peper, Math/Physics Librarian

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Patent Resources

Patent FAQ


Downloading patents:

If you have patent number, use these links for .pdf of full text patent with images.


Guides to Searching for Patents:

 

Guide to Searching Patents from UCF

Finding Patents from UC-San Diego

How to Conduct Patent Searches from NCSU


Selected Patent Databases:


Google Patents Full Text, Full-Page Images

U.S. patents from USPTO. It's google, so easy to search.

European and World Patents (esp@cenet) Full Text, Full-Page Images
> 38 million international patents from 71 countries. Data from 1920 for France, Germany, Great Britain, and U.S. pdfs for > 30 countries, including Germany from 1977, Great Britain from 1920, and U.S. from 1836.

USPTO Patent Database Full Text, Full-Page Images
U.S. patents from 1976 to date. Patents from 1790 - 1975 aaccessed through patent number or d through patent numbe or current U.S. patent classification. Patent applications from March 15, 2001 to date available.

Canadian Patents Database Full Text, Full-Page Images
Abstracts/claims from 1978, titles and names, searchable from 1920. Pdfs from 1920 to date available.


 
 
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