Google Patent Search
Google has announced that you can now search the full text of the U.S. patent corpus and find patents that interest you. According to Google, "All patents available through Google Patent Search come from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Patents issued in the United States are public domain government information, and images of the entire database of U.S. patents are readily available online via the USPTO website.
Google Patent Search covers the entire collection of patents made available by the USPTO-from patents issued in the 1790s through those issued in the middle of 2006. We don't currently include patent applications, international patents, or U.S. patents issued over the last few months, but we look forward to expanding our coverage in the future." There are currently about 7 million indexed to date.
Click here to read a PC World article discussing the new feature and some pro's and con's about searching.
Additional online Patents (and US Trademarks) search resources:
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) also offers online access to patents and trademarks in its Electronic Business Center. (Click here for USPTO's "how to search" page.)
European Patent Office - The European Patent Office also allows searches. It covers patents from European countries, the U.S., Canada, and other patent authorities.
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