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United States Patent and Trademark Office

Access: Publicly available resource

Description: The US Patent and Trademark Office databases provide extensive information on patents and trademarks. Resources include:

  • Federal Trade Commission Consumer Alert
  • General Information Concerning Patents
  • List of United States Patent and Trademark Depository Libraries
  • Patent Numbers and Their Time Frames
  • Patent Statistics from the USPTO's Technology Assessment and Forecast (TAF) Branch
To search or browse patent class/subclass numbers for detailed descriptions, use the classification main menu. Other patent sites:

Coverage: Various Dates

Subject(s):
Applied Sciences, Engineering & Technology
Business, Economics & Industry
Government Documents
Publicly Available Resources
Science & Technology

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