OVERVIEWIntroduction
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USPTO: Forms
Patent Status
USPTO: Patent Application Information Retrieval
Patentability Opinion
Search Databases: Domestic
PAT2PDF: Download U.S. patents (in PDF)
USPTO: Patent Full-Text and Full-Page Image Databases
Free Patents Online
Thomas Delphion
PriorartDatabase.com
Stanford Swain Library IP Database
Google Patent Search
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WIPO: Search International Patent Applications
European Patent Office Espacenet Search Engine
IP Menu: Search Engine for Global Intellectual Property
China SIPO: Search P.R.C. Patent Database
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New Zealand IP Office Patent Search
UK Patent Office Patent Search
| METHODSFiling a Provisional Patent Application
About.com: How to file a provisional patent
About.com: Understanding Provisional Patents
NCIO: Don Kelly Answers Questions About The Provisional Patent Application (PPA)
BPMLegal: Frequently Asked Questions on Provisional Applications for Patent
Filing a Non-Provisional (Utility) Patent Application
USPTO: A Guide to Filing A Non-Provisional (Utility) Patent Application
Filing a Design Patent Application
USPTO: A Guide to Filing a Design Patent Application
USPTO: Elements of a Design Patent Application
USPTO: International Patent Application
About.com: Forms & Things For Getting A Design Patent
Patentability Search
Nolo: Patent Search Definition
IPMall: State of the Art Patent Search
Biodesign: Patent Searching Explained
USPTO: How to Search Patents
ISTL: Patents and Patent Searching
About.com: How to Perform a Patent Search
UIdaho: Guide to Patent Searching (pdf)
Patent Search Tools
U Del: Patent Search Tools
| RULESTime-Based Rules
Novelty and Non-Obviousness
35 U.S.C. 102: Conditions for patentability: novelty
35 U.S.C. 103: Conditions for patentability: non obvious subject matter
Content Requirements
35 U.S.C. 111: Application
35 U.S.C. 112: Specification
Provisional Requirements
Patent Drawings
About.com: Rules for Patent Drawings
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