Patent Searching
- U.S. Patent & Trademarks Office Guide to PatentsGuide to patent searching.
- Seven Step Strategy to Patent SearchingImportant guide for beginning patent searchers
Other Free Patent Databases
- European Patent Office SearchUpdates with new patents weekly; covers some U.S. patents
- Global Patent Search NetworkU.S. government international patent searching tool
- Intellectual Property IndiaAn India specific patent searching tool
- PatentLensSpecialized patent search for the life sciences
- PatentscopeInternational patent searching; updates with new patents weekly
Assistant Professor and Reference & Liaison Librarian (STEM)
Kristyn Caragher
She/her/hers
Contact:
Richard J. Daley Library
801 S. Morgan St
Chicago, IL 60607
801 S. Morgan St
Chicago, IL 60607
312-996-2730