Science & Engineering Librarian
Maggie Nunley
she/her
Contact:
Brown Library, Clark Hall
Office I-053
(Intermediate Floor, Room 053)
Office I-053
(Intermediate Floor, Room 053)
434-924-1343
Patent Search Tutorials
Patent searching is tricky! So here are a few resources (in addition to your text and your librarians!) that will help you find the information that you need.
- USPTO - Seven Step Strategy for a Preliminary U.S. Patent SearchA short seven step guide for finding U.S. patents and patent applications.
- USPTO Guide to PatentsAll the information you ever wanted to know about patents!
From law to application to correction of patents, it's all included.
Patent Research
Patent Searching Guides
- Classification Exercise [PowerPoint]Try out your classification sleuthing with theses examples. Each group of patent drawings all fall under the same classification. What do they all have in common?