The SciTech Standards on Demand Guide outlines what a standard is and is not, how to find standards already owned by the library, freely available standards, and how to request a purchase of a standard that cannot be found with the other methods.
There are three types of U.S. patents:
Utility - is used for manufactures, machines, compositions or matter, and processes.
Design - obtained to protect the appearance of an invention rather than function.
Plant - is acquired for new and distinct varieties of asexually reproduced plants.
World Intellectual Property Organization
"WIPO is the global forum for intellectual property (IP) services, policy, information and cooperation. The WIPO IP Portal is an all-inclusive resource for global IP services."
United States Patent and Trademark Office
Quick, advanced, and number searches can be conducted. Full text is available from 1976 to the present, first page of patents from 1790 to 1975 available.
From the website, "FPO is home to the world's most popular patent search engine – a fast, easy-to-use, and reliable service used by 100's of millions world-wide since 2004. FPO is the crown jewel in the SumoBrain Solutions (SBS) ecosystem of web properties and professional services."
Available in both German and English, this is for people who are not yet experts at navigating patents and students and universities. Large searches must be paid for, but small ones are free.
Information about searching, applying for, and learning about patents in Europe. The site content can be accessed in several different languages.
