Core Resources
Patent Lens
Full-text of 7 million patent documents from US, Europe, Australia, WIPO, and counterparts in up to 60 countries.
U.S. Patents and Patent Applications -- Full-Text Images (1790 to date)
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European Patent Office -- esp@cenet.com
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Free Patents Online
Download patents from the U.S. and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)in pdf or TIFF formats.
Patents and Other Links (from the British Library)
Gateway to a wealth of patent information on the web, concentrating on world-wide sources compiled by the British Lending Library -- databases, tutorials, associations, publications, manuals, document suppliers and many others!
