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SkiptomaincontentApplicationprocessAfterSeptember30,PatFT,AppFT,PubEAST,andPubWESTwillnolongerbeavailable. Pleaseuse PatentPublicSearch toconductsearchesofU.S.patentsandpublishedapplications.Visitthe PatentPublicSearch websiteforadditionalresources.ForquestionsregardingPatentPublicSearch,[email protected] .SearchforpatentsNewtoPatentSearching?Seethisimportantinformationaboutsearchingforpatents:HowtoConductaPreliminaryU.S.PatentSearch:AStepbyStepStrategy -WebBasedTutorial(38minutes)TheSevenStepStrategy -OutlinesasuggestedprocedureforpatentsearchingAdetailedhandoutoftheSevenStepStrategywithexamplesandscreenshots.Patentsmaybesearchedusingthefollowingresources: PatentPublicSearchThePatentPublicSearchtoolisanewweb-basedpatentsearchapplicationthatwillreplaceinternallegacysearchtoolsPubEastandPubWestandexternallegacysearchtoolsPatFTandAppFT.PatentPublicSearchhastwouserselectablemoderninterfacesthatprovideenhancedaccesstopriorart.Thenew,powerful,andflexiblecapabilitiesoftheapplicationwillimprovetheoverallpatentsearchingprocess.PatentPublicSearchUSPTOPatentFull-TextandImageDatabase(PatFT)InventorsareencouragedtosearchtheUSPTO'spatentdatabasetoseeifapatenthasalreadybeenfiledorgrantedthatissimilartoyourpatent.PatentsmaybesearchedintheUSPTOPatentFull-TextandImageDatabase(PatFT).TheUSPTOhousesfulltextforpatentsissuedfrom1976tothepresentandPDFimagesforallpatentsfrom1790tothepresent.SearchingFullTextPatents(Since1976)Customizeasearchonalloraselectedgroupofelements(fields)ofapatent.QuickSearchAdvancedSearchPatentNumberSearchSearchingPDFImagePatents(Since1790)Searchesarelimitedtopatentnumbersand/orclassificationcodesforpre-1976patents.ViewPatentFull-PageImagesHowtoViewPatentImagesUSPTOPatentApplicationFull-TextandImageDatabase(AppFT)SearchforFull-TextandImageversionsofpatentapplications.CustomizesearchesonallfieldsofapatentapplicationintheAppFTforFull-Textsearches.QuickSearchAdvancedSearchPublicationNumberSearchSearchesarelimitedtopatentnumbersand/orclassificationcodesforFull-Pageimages.ViewPublicationFull-PageImages GlobalDossierGlobalDossierisasetofbusinessservicesaimedatmodernizingtheglobalpatentsystemanddeliveringbenefitstoallstakeholdersthroughasingleportal/userinterface. Throughthis secureservice,usershaveaccesstothefilehistoriesofrelatedapplicationsfromparticipatingIPOffices,whichcurrentlyincludetheIP5Offices.Byusingthisservice,userscanseethepatentfamilyforaspecificapplication,containingallrelatedapplicationsfiledatparticipatingIPOffices,alongwiththedossier,classification,andcitationdatafortheseapplications.ThisservicealsoprovidesOfficeActionIndicatorstohelpusersidentifyapplicationsthatcontainofficeactions,aCollectionsViewforsavingdocumentsandapplicationsforreviewlateroninthesession,andtheabilitytodownloadthedocumentsinanapplication.PatentApplicationInformationRetrieval(PAIR)ThePatentApplicationInformationRetrieval(PAIR)systemprovidesIPcustomersasafe,simple,andsecurewaytoretrieveanddownloadinformationregardingpatentapplicationstatus.VisitPAIRPublicSearchFacilityTheUnitedStatesPatentandTrademarkOffice(USPTO)PublicSearchFacilitylocatedinAlexandria,VAprovidesthepublicaccesstopatentandtrademarkinformationinavarietyofformatsincludingon-line,microfilm,andprint.Trainedstaffareavailabletoassistpublicusers.PublicSearchFacilityinAlexandria,VAPatentandTrademarkResourceCenters(PTRCs)YournearestPatentandTrademarkResourceCenter(PTRC)maintainslocalsearchresourcesandmayoffertraininginpatentsearchtechniques.VisitthePatentandTrademarkResourceCenterProgramFindyournearestPTRC7StepstoSearchingataPTRCPatentOfficialGazetteTheElectronicOfficialGazetteallowsuserstobrowsethroughtheissuedpatentsforthecurrentweek.TheOfficialGazettecanbebrowsedbyclassificationortypeofpatent,forexample,utility,design,andplant.VisitOfficialGazetteCommonCitationDocument(CCD)TheCommonCitationDocument(CCD)applicationaimstoprovidesinglepointaccesstoup-to-datecitationdatarelatingtothepatentapplicationsoftheIP5Offices.Itconsolidatesthepriorartcitedbyallparticipatingofficesforthefamilymembersofapatentapplication,thusenablingthesearchresultsforthesameinventionproducedbyseveralofficestobevisualizedonasinglepage.ThecreationoftheCCDapplicationispartofanongoingprocessoftechnicalharmonizationatinternationallevelaimedatestablishinganappropriateinfrastructuretofacilitategreaterintegrationoftheglobalpatentsystem.AccessCommonCitationDocumentSearchInternationalPatentOfficesToseeifyourideahasbeenpatentedabroad,you'llwanttorefertosearchabledatabasesmadeavailablefromotherInternationalIntellectualPropertyoffices.Freeonlineaccesstopatentcollectionsisprovidedbymanycountries.Someavailabledatabasesinclude:EuropeanPatentOffice(EPO)providesesp@cenetanetworkofEurope'spatentdatabases-ThissitealsoprovidesaccesstomachinetranslationofEuropeanpatentsforsomelanguages. JapanPatentOffice(JPO)-ThissitealsoprovidesaccesstomachinetranslationsofJapanesepatents.WorldIntellectualPropertyOrganization(WIPO)providesPATENTSCOPE®SearchService,whichfeaturesafull-textsearchofpublishedinternationalpatentapplicationsandmachinetranslationsforsomedocumentsaswellasalistofinternationalpatentdatabases.KoreanIntellectualPropertyRightsInformationService(KIPRIS)ChinaNationalIntellectualPropertyAdministration(CNIPA)- ThissitealsoprovidesaccesstomachinetranslationofChinesepatents.OtherInternationalIntellectualPropertyOfficesthatprovidesearchablepatentdatabasesinclude:Australia,Canada,Denmark,Finland,France,Germany,GreatBritain,India,Israel,Netherlands,Norway,Sweden,SwitzerlandandTaiwan.Stopfakes.GovprovidesinformativeToolkitsthatgiveanoverviewoftheIntellectualPropertyRights(IPR)environmentinvariouscountriesaroundtheworld.Foradditionalsearchresources,contactyourlocalPatentandTrademarkDepositoryLibrary,visittheUSPTOPublicSearchFacilityortheUSPTOMainSTICLibrary.ThestaffintheMainSTICLibraryareexpertsonforeignpatentsandabletohelpthepublicasneeded.SearchPublishedSequencesThePublicationSiteforIssuedandPublishedSequences(PSIPS)websiteprovidesSequenceListings,tables,andothermegaitemsforgrantedUSpatentsorpublishedUSpatentapplications.Allsequences(SEQIDNOs.)andtablesforlistedpatentsorpublicationsareavailableforviewing,withoutdownloading,byaccessingtheproperdocumentdetailpageandthensubmittingaSEQIDNOoramegatableIDnumber.VisitPSIPSPatentAssignmentSearchVisitthePatentAssignmentSearchwebsitetosearchforpatentassignmentsandchangesinownership.VisitPatentAssignmentSearchPatentExaminationDataSystem(PEDS)ThePatentExaminationDataSystem(PEDS)intheAmazonCloudprovidespublicuserstheabilitytosearch,viewanddownloadbibliographicdataforallpubliclyavailablePatentapplicationsinasecuremanner.Thesolutionallowspublicuserstosearchanddownloadbibliographicdatainbulkaswellasmanagethevolumeofdatathatcanbedownloadedatanygivenperiodoftimebyaparticularuser.VisitPEDS  Helpful Great!Wewouldliketoknowwhatyoufoundhelpfulaboutthispage.Comments*Wemayhavequestionsaboutyourfeedback,pleaseprovideyouremailaddress.Name(optional)Email* NotHelpful We'reSorry.TheUSPTOiscurrentlyimprovingourcontenttobetterserveyou.Canyoudescribetheproblem?TheUSPTOiscurrentlyimprovingourcontenttobetterserveyou.Canyoudescribetheproblem?Thiswasn'twhatIexpected.Thisdoesn'tapplytome.Icouldn'tunderstandit.Ineedmoreinformation.Howcouldweimprovethispage?*Wemayhavequestionsaboutyourfeedback,pleaseprovideyouremailaddress.Name(optional)Email* Share Print×CloseHaveacommentaboutthewebpageyouwereviewing?Writeyourmessage*Wemayhavequestionsaboutyourfeedback,pleaseprovideyouremailaddress.Emailaddress*Forotherassistance,pleaseseeourcontactuspage.SendFeedbackCancel