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Patent Information and Resources

There are four main ways to protect intellectual property - patents, trademarks, trade secrets, and copyrights. Click on the tabs at the left for more information. Below you will find links to patent research sources and also a link to R.M. Cooper Library at Clemson University. R.M. Cooper Library at Clemson University is the official Patent and Trademark Resource Center (PTRC) of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

Patent Resources

USPTO
United States Patent and Trademark Office
Google Patents
Full-text searching of patent grants and applications from the United States and from 100+ patent offices around the world.
Espacenet
Searches through patent documents filed with the European Patent Office, along with 81 other jurisdictions.
WIPO Patentscope
The PATENTSCOPE database provides access to international Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) applications in full text format on the day of publication, as well as to patent documents of participating national and regional patent offices.

Advanced Patent Resources and Help

R.M. Cooper Library at Clemson University/ Patent and Trademark Resource Center of the United States Patent and Trademark Office
R.M. Cooper Library at Clemson University is a Patent and Trademark Resource Center (PTRC) of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

As a PTRC, we receive a variety of patent and trademark searching tools. The Library is open to the public, and there is no charge to use the materials.