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1. Ag Biotechnology Patents and New Technologies
1994-1996. Full text biotech patents for 1994-95. Patent titles for 1996. [Use Delphion or USPTO sites for recent patents.] Also includes bibliography of articles, books and reports related to biotechnology (from the National Agricultural Library). [Full Description]
http://www.nal.usda.gov/bic/Biotech_Patents/

2. Chemical Abstracts and CASREACT via SciFinder Scholar [UCSD Only]
1967-present. Search for citations, chemical substances, organic, organometallic, natural product, biocatalyzed reactions; by topic, author, patent number, CAS Registry Number, chemical name, structure, and formula. Requires client software for Mac/Win. [Full Description]
http://scilib.ucsd.edu/facts/Scifinder.html
SciFinder Scholar 3.0 User Guide
SciFinder Scholar Solutions - Instructional Tips

3. Delphion Intellectual Property Network [Starters]
Full text searching for United States and bibliographic searching of European, World (WIPO) and unexamined Japanese patents. View full image of patents--US (1971-), EU (1979/1980-), JP (1976-), WO (1990-present). [Full Description]
http://www.delphion.com/
Finding Patents
Tutorial - How to Search By Patent Number
USPTO Classification Definitions
USPTO Index to the U.S. Patent Classification System
USPTO Manual of U.S. Patent Classification

4. DNA Patent Database
Over 15,000 DNA patents issued by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (through April 2000). Free access to full-text (not full image). [Full Description]
http://208.201.146.119/

5. European Patent Office
Search for European patents (EU) and display full-text. [Full Description]
http://ep.dips.org/dips/ep/en/dips3.htm

6. Finding Patents
S&E web page listing tools which aid in patent searching. [Full Description]
http://scilib.ucsd.edu/howto/guides/findpatents.html

7. Fullerene Patent Database
1992-1996. Chronological listing of U.S. fullerene patents with occasional links to front page information entered by the web page authors at the Dresselhaus lab at M.I.T. Use USPTO to link to full text of patent. [Full Description]
http://www.godunov.com/Bucky/Patents.html

8. Global Engineering Documents
Commerical documents vendor. Great for non-U.S. standards and patents. UCSD faculty, staff, and students may obtain free copies of standards and patents via interlibrary loan. [Full Description]
http://global.ihs.com/

9. How to Identify & Obtain Patents [Starters]
Printable tip sheet which explains how to find patents using tools available at the UCSD libraries. Note: You will need Adobe Acrobat reader configured to work with your web browser in order to view this tip sheet. [Full Description]
http://scilib.ucsd.edu/howto/guides/1089.pdf

10. Japanese Patent Office
1993- present. Search the Patents Abstracts of Japan by keyword, publication number, inventor. Includes legal status information. Database search page is in English, but you must use Emperor's year for years prior to 1999. [Full Description]
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11. Patent information on the Internet (EPO)
The European Patent Office's extensive list of patent resources with links to individual countries' patent offices, databases, patent providers, and other useful international patent information. [Full Description]
http://www.european-patent-office.org/online/index.htm

12. Patent It Yourself KF 3114.6 P74 1991 S&E Stacks
Patent attorney David Pressman's book explains the process of filing a patent application step by step. [Full Description]

13. PatentMiner
1974-present. Not recommended for searching. Use IBM or USPTO instead. Good for viewing known US patents in PDF format. Registration is required. Use the 'View Patent' button at top of screen to see patent. [Full Description]
http://www.patentminer.com

14. QPAT-US
1974-present. Commercial vendor providing free access to U.S. patent abstracts only. [Full Description]
http://www.qpat.com/

15. STO's Index to the Manual of Classification
Current to 1993. Web-based listing of the U.S.P.T.O. index to patent classification. Use first as an aid to the Manual of Classification. S&E Library strongly recommends the definitive government index at the SSHL library for recent searches. [Full Description]
http://metalab.unc.edu/patents/index.html

16. STO's Internet Patent Search System
1791-present. Source Translation & Optimization is a commercial service providing free searching of U.S. Patents. Good for retrospective searching. No full text. [Full Description]
http://metalab.unc.edu/patents/intropat.html

17. US Patent and Trademark Office
General web site for the USPTO. Contains information on patenting an idea, doing a patent search and locating the nearest patent depository library for hard copies. [Full Description]
http://www.uspto.gov/

18. USPTO Index to the U.S. Patent Classification
Current government issued companion to the USPTO Manual of Classification. Use first to learn how your natural language keywords are listed in the manual. [Full Description]
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19. USPTO Manual of Classification
Current government issued manual to the classification system of the U.S. Patents office. Use to find the classification number necessary to search patents by subject. [Full Description]
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20. USPTO Web Patent Databases
1790-present. United States Patent and Trademark Office produced database of U.S. patents. Full-text available for each patent. [Full Description]
http://www.uspto.gov/patft/index.html
Full Text Database Help
How to Identify and Obtain Patents at UCSD
Index to the U.S. Patent Classification in ROGER
Patent Searching Tutorial-- How to Search by Patent Number
Tiff Plug-In Viewer for Accessing USPTo Full Text Patents
USPTO Manual of Classification

21. World Intellectual Property Organization PCT Database
Search or browse World Patent bibliographic data, abstract & drawing of published PCT applications. Abstracts in English, with full patent image in the language of the inventor's country. Click VIEW IMAGES button to see page 1, NEXT button for page 2... [Full Description]
http://pctgazette.wipo.int/eng/index.html

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