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Patents

Tutorials and links to US and global patent information; includes both free and WSU subscription resources.

Patent Tutorials

Patents: an introduction
5 minute video developed by Massachusetts Institute of Technology; covers what a patent is, and why patents can be important in research.
How to Read a U.S. Patent
A guide to front-page data of a U.S. patent; created by the Engineering and Science Library, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
Patents and Patentability
Interactive online tutorial on Patents/Patentability from the University of Minnesota Libraries
Patent Searching
Interactive online tutorial on Patent Searching from the University of Minnesota Libraries.
How to Conduct a Preliminary U.S. Patent Search
Subtitled "A step by step strategy", this 36 minute Adobe Presenter tutorial was developed by the Patent and Trademark Depository Library Program. (May need to start this in a new browser window).

Last Updated: Sep 20, 2019 11:56 AM
URL: https://guides.lib.wayne.edu/patents
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Subjects: Engineering

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