Patent Tutorials
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Patents: an introduction5 minute video developed by Massachusetts Institute of Technology; covers what a patent is, and why patents can be important in research.
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How to Read a U.S. PatentA guide to front-page data of a U.S. patent; created by the Engineering and Science Library, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
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Patents and PatentabilityInteractive online tutorial on Patents/Patentability from the University of Minnesota Libraries
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Patent SearchingInteractive online tutorial on Patent Searching from the University of Minnesota Libraries.
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How to Conduct a Preliminary U.S. Patent SearchThis presentation provides a step by step strategy for searching for patents on the USPTO site.