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Georgia Tech Library Guide for ECE 4053 Research Methods

Georgia Tech Library Guide for ECE 4053 Research Methods students. Instructor: Professor Thomas Gaylord. Librarian: Bette Finn

Patent Databases

Derwent Innovation Index value added titles and abstracts, written by Derwent, are in useful and precise English, to make it easy to understand an invention's novelty and claims.

Derwent Innovations Index records can include:

  • "Citing Patents" (Number of records that cited the current patent; forward searching)
  • Patents Cited by Examiner. Articles Cited by Examiner/Inventor. Patents Cited by Inventor (backward searching)
  • Patent Family

Derwent Innovations Index's "Documentation Abstract" - links to the original full text patent. Links to the original patent title and abstract

Sample Derwent Innovation Index patent number searches in Espacenet and USPTO:

  • U.S. patent application US2014260608-A1. In Espacenet search as US2014260608A1. In USPTO search as (20140260608*).pn. or as ("20140260608" A1).pn. Note for USPTO patent application number search: insert zero (0) after the year (here, after 2014).
  • U.S. granted patent US8220330-B2. In Espacenet search as US8220330B2. In USPTO search as ("8220330" B2).pn. or as (8220330*).pn.
  • WO2003017745-A2. In Espacenet search as WO2003017745A2 or as WO2003017745*
  • EP697641-A2. In Espacenet search as EP697641A2 or as EP697641*
  • USPTO. Patent Public Search (for U.S. patents and published applications). United States Patent and Trademark Office
  • Espacenet (for worldwide patent publications). European Patent Office (EPO)

Tabs for Patent search, Patent applications, Patent analytic tools, Georgia Tech related resources, Patent related training

Patent search tab: USPTO's Patent Public Search, EPO's Espacenet, LENS, Google Patents, FPO, Patent classification

Trademarks and Brand Names

Tabs for Trademark application, Trademark search

USPTO: What is a trademark? A trademark can be any word, phrase, symbol, design, or a combination of these things that identifies your goods or services.

Gale Directory Library. Click on icon "Brands and Their Companies" or use "Advanced Search" "Select one or more directories" "Select Series" check box for "Brands and Their Companies"

Gale description: Lists manufacturers and distributors from small businesses to large corporations, from both the public and private sectors. Provides complete coverage of U.S. consumer brands; manufacturers, importers and distributors; and companies that are out of business, as well as brands that are no longer in production or are now considered generic.