Subject Librarian: Melinda Karalius, mkaraliu@uno.edu, 504.280.7280

Online Access to Patent and Trademark Information

Web databases are useful for preliminary searches; however, complete searches require a visit to the US Patent and Trademark Offices or a Patent and Trademark Depository Library (PTDL). The closest available PDTL is the LSU Middleton Library in Baton Rouge, LA. The advice of a patent attorney is always strongly recommended.

General Information

• AIPLA American Intellectual Property Lawyers Association
• Brown, Pinnisi, & Michaels, PC Basic information about patents, trademarks, and copyrights
• INTA International Trademark Association
• Intellectual Property Owners Association
• *Good Link* Legal Resources
• Association of University Technology Managers
• *Good Link* The Patent FAQ by The Patent.info Homepage
• PIUG - Patent Information Users' Group Bibliography
• *Good Link* United States Patent and Trademark Office includes forms, patent and trademark information, proposed rules, and more.
• *Good Link* WIPO World Intellectual Property Organization

• LexisNexis
  
• Community of Science
  
• MicroPatent Web Service - Searching and document delivery for U.S. and International patents and U.S. trademarks.
  **Fee charged**
  
• Questel/Orbit: Patent and Trademark Welcome Page - Newest version for a fee.
  
• United States Patent and Trademark Office
  
• *Good Link* USPTO Patent Full Text and Image Database A good, searchable US Patent Interface.
  

• CIPO - Canadian Patent Database
  
• Paterra - Source for Japanese Patent Information (fees charged for some information)
• *Good Link* WIPO World Intellectual Property Organization
  

• Basic Facts About Registering A Trademark Information about US federal trademarks only
  
• Madrid Express Database
  
• MarkLaw Trademark information from law firm )
  
• United States Patent and Trademark Office