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Patent and Trademark Resource Center at Oklahoma State University: Patents and Legal Assistance/Resources
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
- 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 ClassificationPatent 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
Additional Resources
- Assignment SearchPatent and trademark ownership data.
- HathiTrustSee the Patent Indexes collection for historical patent research.
Legal Assistance and Resources
- Pro Bono Patent Assistance
The Patent Pro Bono program assists financially under-resourced independent inventors and small businesses. For Pro Bono Patent Assistance in Oklahoma, see Patent Pro Bono, administered by Gateway Venture Mentoring Service, a St. Louis, MO based 501(c)(3).
- Law School Clinic Certification Program
IP legal assistance provided by participating laws schools. Oklahoma residents can contact Arizona State University Sandra Day O'Conner College of Law.
- Filing a Patent Application on Your Own - Pro Se Assistance Program
Pilot program to expand outreach to inventors who file patent applications without the assistance of a registered patent attorney or agent.
- Patents Ombudsman Program
Assistance to applicants and attorneys throughout the application process including initial filing, patent examination, and post examination.
- USPTO Legal assistance and resources
- Stakeholder Training on Examination Practice and Procedure (STEPP)
Training delivered through STEPP is designed to provide external stakeholders with a better understanding of how and why an examiner makes decisions while examining a patent application.