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Patents

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

International Patent Databases (free)

PatentScope (WIPO)
Searching of international patent applications and patent documents from several regional and national collections; developed by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).
Espacenet (EPO)
Developed by the European Patent Office (EPO), this database allows searching of over 30 million patents worldwide and links to the European, Japanese, and World Intellectual Property Organization databases.

International Patent Databases (WSU subscription)

Nexis Uni This link opens in a new window
The Patents search form is located under the US Legal tab of Lexis-Nexis Academic. Provides search capability for granted patents from Europe (1978-present) and Japan (1976-present), and for worldwide patent applications (1978-present).
Engineering Village This link opens in a new window
Provides access to bibliographic databases of engineering research literature, including Compendex, Georef, Knovel, NTIS, Geobase and Inspec as well as patents, standards and handbooks. A product from Elsevier.

EPO News Items

Patent Classification