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Patent and Trademark Resource Center at Oklahoma State University: Patents

Patents

Patent Basics at the USPTO
See Patent Process Overview at the USPTO
Search for Patents information at the USPTO
See the tutorial How to Conduct a Preliminary U.S. Patent Search: A Step by Step Strategy
Nonprovisional (Utility) Patent Application Filing Guide
General Information About Plant Patents Under 35 U.S.C 161
Inventor's Assistance Center USPTO
Patent Electronic Business Center - Assists customers with the various Patent Electronic Systems which include filing their electronic patent application submissions
Patent Center - Patent submission information and search for patent applications

Patent Classification

Patent Classification
Patent classification is a system for organizing all U.S. patent documents and other technical documents into specific technology groupings based on common subject matter. Search using CPC classifications for a more complete patent search.

Reading a U.S. Patent

Reading a U.S. Patent

Additional Resources

Patent Term Calculator
PatentsView
Patent Librarian's Notebook
Assignment Search
Patent and trademark ownership data.
Patent Trial and Appeal Board
HathiTrust
See the Patent Indexes collection for historical patent research.