The Van Pelt and Opie Library's Patent and Trademark Resource Center offers in-depth patent and trademark searching assistance with a librarian that is available by appointment.
For an appointment, please call 906-487-2507, or email reflib@mtu.edu.
Resources
| Searching for US Patents |
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| How to Conduct a Preliminary US Patent Search: A Step-by-step Strategy |
| Recommended 7-step Strategy for Patent Searching |
| USPTO Patent and Application Databases |
Searching for US Trademarks |
| USPTO trademarks database |
| Trademark information videos |
Books at the Van Pelt and Opie Library Reference texts may be used while in the library. Circulating copies may be borrowed. |
| Patent it Yourself: Your Step-by-step Guide to Filing at the US Patent Office Reference copy | Circulating copy |
| Patent Searching Made Easy: How to do Patent Searches on the Internet and in the Library Reference copy | Circulating copy |
| Patent, Copyright, and Trademark: An Intellectual Property Desk Reference Reference copy | Circulating copy |
| Patents and How to Get One: A Practical Handbook Reference copy |