Scientific and Technical Information Center (STIC) Library Public Access Information

The collection consists of documents in electronic, print, and micro formats:

• Foreign patents from 73 countries and patent issuing authorities.
• Non–patent literature including a specialized collection of resources in the biological and chemical fields.

Internet sites of the following patent granting authorities are accessible from Foreign Patent Information Access (FPIAS) workstations: 

• Australian Patent Office
• Canadian Patent Office
• European Patent Office
• German Patent Office
• Japanese Patent Office

Universal Public Workstations (UPWS) are also available:

• Access the Web-Based Examiner Search Tool (WEST)
• Access the Examiner Automated Search Tool (EAST)
• Search full document text of U.S. patents issued since 1971
• Search classification and OCR text for U.S. patents issued from 1920 to 1970
• View or print U.S. patent images from 1970 to the present
• Search STIC On Line Catalog (note: electronic resources found in the catalog are not accessible by public patrons)

U. S. Patents from UPWS:

•  $0.25 per page, collected at the workstation via USPTO debit card
• There is no fee to use the system

Foreign Patents via FPIAS Workstations:

•  $0.25 per page, collected at the workstation via USPTO debit card.
• There is no fee to use the system

Foreign Patents:

• Full text copies of foreign patents may be requested by telephone (571-272-3547) or fax (571-273-0025).
• $25.00, payable by USPTO deposit account, money order, or major credit card

Photocopies:

•  $0.25 per page (print or microfilm), payable by USPTO debit card

Debit cards may be purchased at the cashier window near the Public Search Facility located in Madison East, Lobby level.