Library Search
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List of Top Patenting Organizations: 1998 ( March 1999 )
This document contains a list of the 10 organizations that received the most U.S. patents in 1998. -
Patent Document Type and Number Definitions ( December 1996 )
This document provides basic information on what the different patents look like. -
Patent and Trademark Depository Library Program: Conducting a Patent Search at a Patent and Trademark Depository Library (PTDL) ( March 1999 )
This guide provides a seven step strategy for conducting a patent search. -
Patent and Trademark Depository Library Program: General Information and Background ( December 1996 )
This document provides general information on how a library can become a designated patent and trademark depository. -
Patent and Trademark Depository Library Program: Notes on Becoming a Patent and Trademark Depository Library ( December 1996 )
This document presents the formal rules for becoming a patent and trademark library. -
U.S. Customs and Protection of Intellectual Property Rights ( April 1995 )
This guide provides an overview to basic intellectual property rights and how the U.S. Customs Service can help in the protection of those rights. -
Federal Trade Commission Brief on Patents and Invention Promotion Firms ( July 1997 )
Brochure from the Federal Trade Commission which provides consumers with a checklist to help them determine the patent-ability of a product. The brochure also includes and alert to consumers regarding invention promotion firm scams. -
Banks and Insurance Companies Seek Patents for New Financial Services ( March 1999 )
A new Federal Circuit decision has opened the floodgates for patents on new financial services that are enabled b. -
Federal Jurisdiction Extended Over State Business Tort Action Claims ( March 1999 )
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal circuit in Hunter Douglas, Inc. v. Harmonic Design, Inc. recentl.