Patents and Trademarks

USPTO Patents Search Page

USPTO Trademarks Search Pages (TESS)

Manual of Patent Classification (USPTO)

Design Search Code Manual (U.S. Trademarks)

European Patent Office

World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

Patent Services 

Patent Facts 

Patent Web Resources 

Resources for GA Inventors

Trademark Services 

Trademark Facts 

Trademark Web Resources

Reference assistance with U.S. patent & trademark searches is available at the Information Services Desk. It may be helpful to first browse some of the tutorials and guides listed below. In-depth appointments in using USPTO resources for preliminary searches can be scheduled by contacting Bruce Henson.

Patent Information

Services

Facts

Web Resources

Print Resources

Resources for Georgia Inventors

Tutorials and Guides

Patents Searching Tutorial (Georgia Tech) 12 minutes

How to Conduct a Preliminary Patent Search (USPTO PTDLP) 36 minutes

Conducting a Patent Search at a Patent and Trademark Depository Library (PTDL): A Seven Step Strategy

Patent Quick Search & Classification Searching Tutorials (UCF) 5 minutes

General Information Concerning Patents

Inventor's Handbook (MIT)

PATENTSCOPE: WIPO Guide to Using Patent Information (44 pages)

Basic Facts About Trademarks

Trademarks: Where to Start

Trademark Information

Services

Facts

Web Resources

Search the Georgia Tech Library patent & trademark web pages.

Other Guides:

Standards & Building Codes

Technical Reports

Society Papers

All Research Guides