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Patents & Trademarks

The Science, Industry and Business Library (SIBL) is a Patent and Trademark Depository Library, and has a rich collection of patent and trademark resources, including:

U.S. Patents: text and images
Patent Indexes
US Trademarks: text and logos
Search Tools
Searching Guides
Classes
Legal Resources
International and Foreign Patents
Books, Handbooks, and other Print Resources

Please select either the patents home page or the trademarks home page on the left for more detailed information.

For information from the US Patent and Trademark Office, see:

United States Patent and Trademark Office
The USPTO's web page offers excellent information on all aspects of patents and trademarks, including patent and trademark searching, fee schedules, online versions of their most popular brochures, forms, and background information on patents and trademarks.

Patent and Trademark Depository Library Program
The PTDLP's web page gives information on the libraries around the United States that collect patents and trademarks. To locate the PTDL nearest you, see the Linked List by State to Libraries.

Patents

The Science, Industry and Business Library (SIBL) is a Patent Depository Library, and has a rich collection of patent resources.

U.S. Patents (see: collections; text and images)
Patent Indexes (see: collections)
Search Tools (see: searching tools)
Searching Guides (see: searching tools)
Classes (see: searching tools)
Legal Resources (see: collections)
International and Foreign Patents (see: International/Foreign Patents)
Books, Handbooks, and other Print Resources (see: collections)

For information from the US Patent and Trademark Office, see . . .

Patents Collections

The Science, Industry and Business Library's (SIBL) patent collection includes:

U.S. Patents
Patent Indexes
Legal Resources
Books, Handbooks, and other Print Resources

US Patents

US Utility Patents
SIBL has a complete collection of US utility patents on microfilm, from 1790 to the present. The microfilm arrives approximately six weeks after the patents are granted. SIBL also has US patents on CD-ROM beginning with those issued in 1994.

US Design Patents
SIBL has a complete collection of US design patents on microfilm, beginning with No. 1, issued in 1842, to the present. The microfilm arrives approximately six weeks after the patents are granted.

US Plant Patents
SIBL has US plant patents, both in print and in microfilm formats. The microfilm copy is complete, beginning with No. P1, issued in 1931, to the present. In print, SIBL has No. P1 to P4000, and P6060 to the present. Both are in full color. The microfilm copy is readily available, while the paper copy must be specially requested.

US Reissued Patents
SIBL has a complete collection of reissue patents, beginning with No. R1, issued in 1973, on microfilm. Reissue patents are included on the CDR File/Patent Status File microfilm reels.

US Statutory Invention Registrations and Defensive Publications
SIBL has Defensive Publications from 1975 beginning with No. T930,001, to 1986. This series was then renamed Statutory Invention Registrations, which SIBL has No. H1, issued in 1986, to the present.

US Patent Reexamination Certificates
SIBL has a complete collection of Reexamination Certificates from No. B1, issued in 1981, to the present. This series is included on the CDR File/Patent Status File microfilm reels.

Patent Indexes

The Official Gazette of the US Patent and Trademark Office: Patents
This weekly publication lists all the patents registered in a given week, arranged by patent number, providing bibliographic information -- title, inventor name(s), assignee -- a representative drawing, and an exemplary claim describing what the invention does. It lists that week's notices concerning regulations, reexaminations, and expirations, and it provides an alphabetical index of that week's inventors and assignees and a list of patent numbers by class/subclass. The print copy of the Official Gazette arrives weekly, approximately a week and a half after the date of publication. SIBL has the Official Gazette from 1872 to the present.

Index of Patents
SIBL has this annual from 1872 to the present. This title has been published under various names such as Annual Report of the Commissioner of Patents and General Index of the Official Gazette. The Index to Patents lists patents by inventor and assignee name and by general subject. It provides the patent number, registration date, and the volume and page number where it can be found in the Official Gazette.

Early Unnumbered United States Patents, 1790 to 1836
This one volume index is the specially prepared companion to the microfilm copies of the U.S.'s early, unnumbered patents (i.e., those that were issued from 1790 to 1836). It lists these earliest patents alphabetically by invention title, with in the patent class alphabetically by inventor's last name by issue date These lists give the specific microfilm reel number where the full text, specifications, and drawings are located. These microfilm reels are located in SIBL's Microform Reading Room are part of the US Utility Patents series.

Index of Patents: 1790 to 1873
This 3 volume set lists all patents granted from 1790 to 1873 alphabetically by the subject of the patent. It gives inventor's names, their residences, the registration date, and the patent number for those granted after 1836. There is no listing by inventor name or registration date in this set.

Digest of Patents: 1790 to 1839
Digest of Patents: 1839 to 1841
List of Patents: 1790 to 1836
List of Patents: 1790 to 1847
These four volumes include reprinted copies of the annual reports prepared by the Commissioner of Patents from 1790 to 1843. The information in them varies, but generally includes lists of the patents arranged alphabetically by subject of the patent or chronologically by issue date. The Early Unnumbered United States Patents, 1790 to 1836 and Index of Patents: 1790 to 1873, inclusive, (described above) present all the bibliographic information included in these four separate volumes, but in a much more useful format.

Plant Patent Directory
Produced by the National Association of Plant Patent Owners in 1990, this source indexes all plant patents granted from the beginning of the series in 1931 to 1989. It indexes plant patents by plant patent number, plant species, plant denomination, originator (inventor), and assignee. The plant patents granted each year since then are indexed in annual supplements by plant patent number, and plant species, beginning with 1990.

Legal Resources

Manual of Patent Examining Procedure
This manual is produced by the US Patent and Trademark Office and details all of the procedures used by patent examiners when dealing with a patent application. It is a good source for precise requirements of a patent application.

The United States Patents Quarterly
This quarterly law reporter covers cases relating to patents, trademarks, and copyrights. It arrives in weekly advance sheets and cumulates quarterly. Additionally, it has annual and cumulative digests. (Location: Weekly Advance Sheets, SIBL Reference KF2975.A2 .U5, Quarterly Volumes, SIBL's Stacks, call # JSL 96-58 for 1996 to present & *VA U63 for 1929 to 1995)

Patents Throughout the World
This loose-leaf publication is updated two to three times a year, and describes the patent laws and regulations of countries throughout the world.

PCT Applicant's Guide
This loose-leaf publication is updated twice a year, and describes the process and requirements for filing a Patent Cooperation Treaty application. It also provides blank forms that can be photocopied.

Books, Handbooks and other Print Resources

US Patent & Trademark Office Publications

Basic Facts About Patents
Answers some of the most frequently asked questions about the patent application process.

General Information Concerning Patents
Provides information in non-technical language concerning the application for and granting of patents.

Attorneys and Agents Registered to Practice Before the US Patent and Trademark Office
A list by state, name, and address of practitioners authorized to practice before the PTO.

IDO Products and Services Catalog
Includes information and ordering instructions for products and services available from PTO's Information Dissemination Organizations.

Concordance, United States Classification to International Patent Classification
Conversion tables between US Patent Classifications and the International Patent Classifications.

Books

A Guide to Patent Applications. Francis LaVert. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1993.

How To License Your Million Dollar Idea : Everything You Need To Know To Make Money From Your New Product Idea. Harvey Reese. New York: Wiley, 1993.

An Introduction to US Patent Searching. Susan B. Ardis. Englewood, Colorado: Libraries Unlimited, 1991.

The Inventor's Desktop Companion: A Guide To Successfully Marketing And Protecting Your Ideas. Richard C. Levy. 1st Edition. New York : Visible Ink, c1991.

Information Sources In Patents. Edited by C.P. Auger. London ; New York : Bowker-Saur, 1992.

Patent It Yourself. David Pressman. 4th Edition. Berkeley: Nolo Press, 1995.

Patent Searching For Librarians And Inventors. Timothy Lee Wherry. Chicago : American Library Association, 1995.

Patent Strategy For Researchers And Research Managers. H. Jackson Knight. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1996.

Patents Searching Tools

The Science, Industry and Business Library (SIBL) includes both print and electronic resources for finding patents.

USPTO Database/Web Site
Search Tools
Searching Guides
Classes

USPTO Database/Web Site

Cassis
Cassis is a CD ROM database of U.S. Patents produced by the USPTO. It allows users to search by classification all patents granted by the United States since 1790. Cassis also provides electronic versions of some USPTO publications, such as the Index to the US Patent Classification System and the Manual of Classification. The database is updated every two months.

United States Patent and Trademark Office
Patent searching can be done directly on the USPTO's web site (www.uspto.gov). Full text and images are available from 1976 to date. Patent numbers only are available from 1790 to 1975. The USPTO's web page offers excellent information on all aspects of patents, including , fee schedules, online versions of their most popular brochures, forms, and background information on patents.

Search Tools

Index to the US Patent Classification System
The Index allows users to locate the general area of the Manual of Classification that covers the area of technology related to an invention, using both technical and everyday language. Using the Index is the first step of a Novelty Patent Search.

Manual of Classification
The Manual of Classification arranges all areas of technology into a hierarchical classification scheme. Using class and subclass in a novelty patent search allows you to locate all the patents granted in a specific area of technology.

Classification Definitions
The definitions to establish the scope of classes and subclasses. The definitions include important search notes and suggests other related classes and subclasses for further search.

Searching Guides

A Guide to Novelty Patent Searching
Gives a basic introduction to the steps of conducting a novelty search at SIBL. Copies are available at the McGraw desk, in the EIC, and in electronic format.

Searching US Patents with Cassis
This guide gives step-by-step instructions on how to use the US Patent and Trademark Office's CD-ROM product to complete Step 4: Search for Patent Numbers described in the A Guide to Novelty Patent Searching (above). Copies are available at the EIC Desk and in electronic format and in a version with fewer graphics.

Classes

Introduction to Patents
This class provides a general introduction to patents and SIBL's patent resources, and it gives step-by-step instructions on how to do a novelty patent search. It is taught by a SIBL librarian and is offered free of charge, in SIBL's Electronic Information Center. For a current schedule of class dates and times, see SIBL's Schedule of Classes.

Patents Text & Images

The Science, Industry and Business Library (SIBL) has both microform and web access to full text and images of historical and current patents.

U.S. Patents (microform)
USPTO website

US Patents (microform)

The full text and images of all US patents from 1790 to date are available at SIBL:

1790-1999 on microfilm in the Microforms Reading Room

1994-1999 USAPat CD in the Microforms Reading Room

1999-date DVD in the Microforms Reading Room

Available on USPTO (web site) 1790-most recent Tuesday

USPTO website

United States Patent and Trademark Office (www.uspto.gov)
Patent searching can be done directly on the USPTO's web site. Full text and images are available from 1976 to date. Patent numbers only are available from 1790 to 1975. The USPTO's web page offers excellent information on all aspects of patents, including , fee schedules, online versions of their most popular brochures, forms, and background information on patents.

For depository libraries in your area see:
Patent and Trademark Depository Library Program (www.uspto.gov/go/ptdl)
The PTDLP's web page gives information on the libraries around the United States that collect patents and trademarks. To locate the PTDL nearest you, see the Linked List by State to Libraries.

International / Foreign Patents

Many foreign patents are now available on the Web. Try out this link:

ESPACE
Full-text database of 50 million patent applications and patents granted by the European Patent Office and up to 71 other countries, including the United States. On one site, you can make a Worldwide search of the complete database (including the United States) or search separately through individual databases for European patents and Japanese patents

The Science, Industry and Business Library (SIBL) is a Patent Depository Library, and has a strong collection of foreign and international patent resources.

General Description of Availability
WIPO and EPO
Individual Countries

General Description of Availability

SIBL has a large collection of foreign and international patents and patent gazettes. Those in full text are available mainly on microfilm, though some of the more recent patents are available on CD ROM, and some of the older patents are available in paper. Those in gazettes (i.e., an abstract of the patent) are primarily available on paper.

Both the microfilm and CD ROM versions are located in SIBL's Microfilm Reading Room on the lower level.* Those in book form may be either in SIBL's closed stacks, retrievable with a call number, patent number and date, or in the New York Public Library's Annex. Those kept in the Annex can be requested at SIBL's Delivery Desk but take at least 24 hours to retrieve.

You may make photocopies of SIBL's foreign patents available on microfilm and CD ROM. Due to the fragile condition of some of the older paper copies, an archival photocopy may need to be made of these patents before photocopying is permitted by the public.

WIPO and EPO

WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization)
PCT Gazette: May 1978-1994 (abstracts and illustrations only)
Full Text: 1981-1994 available on microfilm
GlobalPat: [includes WIPO, EPO, US, GB, France, Germany, Switzerland] (text/drawings: patents first pages)
1971-1996 available on CD [numbered GP-1 - GP-116]
1997- available on CD [1.97-6.97 numbered 1/5; 7.97-12.97 numbered 2/5; 1.98-6.98 numbered 3/5; etc.]
See Also: www.wipo.org

EPO (European Patent Office)
Applications [A1,A2]: 1978-1994 available on microfilm (full text)
Search Reports [A3] : 1988-1994 available on microfilm (full text)
Granted Patents [B1,B2] : 1981-1994 available on microfilm (full text)
1993-1994 available on microfilm (extracts only)
ESPACE EP-A: European Patent Applications on CD-ROM: 1995-1998 available on CD (full text)
ESPACE EP-B: Granted European Patents: 1995-1999 available on CD (full text)
ESPACE World: 1995-1999 available on CD (full text)
See Also: www.european-patent-office.org

Individual Countries

Australia
Australian Official Journal of Patents, Trademarks, and Designs: 1904-Jan. 1987 (abstracts and illustrations only)
Australian Official Journal of Patents: 1987-1994 (abstracts and illustrations only)
See Also: www.ipaustralia.gov.au/

Belgium
Propriete Industrielle Office. Recueil des Brevets d'Invention: 1854-1855 (abstracts only)
Propriete Industrielle Office. Recueil des Brevets d'Invention: 1855-1858 (abstracts & illustrations)
Propriete Industrielle Office. Recueil Des Brevets d'Invention: 1858-1896 (abstracts & relevant patent nos.)
Propriete Industrielle Office. Recueil Des Brevets d'Invention: 1897-1954 (abstracts by subject groups)
Propriete Industrielle Office. Recueil Des Brevets d'Invention: 1955-1985 (abstracts by IPC)
Propriete Industrielle Office. Brevets d'Invention: 1950-1973 (full text) [* patent #s 573,101-620,000 1958-1962 are missing.]
See Also: www.european-patent-office.org

Canada
Patent & Copyright Office. Canadian Patent Office Record: 1824-1869 (claims & drawings)
Patent & Copyright Office. Canadian Patent Office Record: 1869-1976 (abstracts only)
Patent & Copyright Office. Canadian Patent Office Record: 1976- (citations only)
Patent & Copyright Office. Canadian Patent Office Record: 4/3/79-8/4/81 [pat. # 1,051,619-1,106,550] (full text)
Patent & Copyright Office. Canadian Patent Office Record: 1986 [pat. #1,198,851-1,216,100] (full text)
See Also: http://patents1.ic.gc.ca/
(or www.european-patent-office.org )

Denmark
Patent Og Varemaerke Vaesenet Direktoratet. Danske Patent-Tidende: 1895-1988 (full text)
Patent Og Varemaerke Vaesenet Direktoratet. Danske Patent-Tidende: 1989-1994 (full text on microfiche)
See Also: www.european-patent-office.org

France
Propriete Industrielle Service Brevets d'Invention. Serie 1. Tomes 1-93: 1811-1844 (abstracts)
Propriete Industrielle Service Brevets d'Invention. Serie 2. Tomes 1-116: 1844-1870 (abstracts)
Propriete Industrielle Service Brevets d'Invention. Nouvelle Serie. Tomes 1-99: 1871-1896 (abstracts)
Propriete Industrielle Service Brevets d'Invention: 1899-1930 [pat. # 284,609-691,000] (full text)
Propriete Industrielle Service Brevets d'Invention: 1930-1970 [pat. # 675,601-2,038,055] (full text)
Propriete Industrielle Service Brevets d'Invention: 1982- [pat. # 2,485,867-] (full text on microfilm)
Bulletin Officiel de la Propriete Industrielle. Brevets d'Invention: 1944-1994 (abstracts & illustrations)
* Note: Serie1, Serie 2, and Nouvelle Serie (1811-1876) are indexed by subject in: United States Patents Office. Subject Matter Index of Patents for Inventions (Brevets d'Invention) Granted in France.
See Also: http://www.inpi.fr/
(or www.european-patent-office.org )

Germany
Auszuge aus den Ausleg-Schriften Patent Schriften: 1880-1941, 1955-1980 (abstracts & illustrations)
Germany (Federal Republic 1949-) Patentamt. Auslegeschrift: 1957-Jan. 1983 (full text)
Patent No. 1-977,889 on microfilm (full text)
1981-1994 on microfilm (full text)
Deutsches Gebrauchsmuster-schriften. DEPAROM U: 1999- on CD (full text)
Deutsches Patentdokumente, A1, C1-C4, T1: DEPAROM ACT: 1999- on CD (full text)
See Also: http://www.dpma.de/
(or www.european-patent-office.org )

Japan
Jitsuyo shin'an Koho: July 1905-Oct. 1941, Sept. 1954-Dec. 1962 (utility model specifications)
Tokkyo Hatsumei Meisaisho: Mar. 1910-Oct. 1941 (specifications)
Tokkyo Koho Patent Gazette: 1950-July 1965, July 1965-June 1973, 1982-1994 on microfilm (specifications)
Patent Abstracts of Japan: 1976- on CD (abstracts in English, plus images)
Isho Koho: Sept. 1954-June 1961(designs)
See Also: www.european-patent-office.org

Russia / USSR
Otkrytiya Izobreteniya Promyshlennyye Obraztzy Tovarnye Znaki: 1959- (abstracts & illustrations)
Otkrytiya Izobreteniya Promyshlennyye Obraztzy Tovarnye Znaki: 1987-1993 on microfilm (full text)

Sweden
Patent-och Registreringsverket. Utlaggningsskrift: 1885-July 1990 (full text)
Patent-och Registreringsverket. Utlaggningsskrift: Dec. 1989-1994 on microfile (full text)
See Also: http://www.prv.se/eng/index.html
(or www.european-patent-office.org )

United Kingdom
Great Britian Patent Office. Specification of Patents & Patents for Inventions. 1673-1875 (full text & plates)
Great Britian Patent Office. Specification of Patents & Patents for Inventions. 1876-1915 (full text & plates)
Great Britian Patent Office. Specification of Patents & Patents for Inventions. New Series. 1917-1979 [pat # 100,000-2,000,000](full text & plates)
Great Britian Patent Office. Specification of Patents & Patents for Inventions. New Series. 1979-1995 [pat # 2,000,000A-2,275,190] on microfilm (full text & plates)
Great Britian Patent Office. Specification of Patents & Patents for Inventions. 1895-1994 (citations only)
See Also:http://www.patent.gov.uk/
(or www.european-patent-office.org )

Trademarks

The Science, Industry and Business Library (SIBL) is a Trademark Depository Library and has a rich collection of patent and trademark resources.

Federally Registered Trademarks (see: collections; text and logos)
Search Tools (see: searching tools; text and logos)
Searching Guides (see: searching tools)
Classes (see: searching tools)
Legal Resources (see: collections)
International and Foreign Trademarks (see: collections)
Books, Handbooks, and other Print Resources (see: collections; text and logos)

Trademarks Collections

The Science, Industry and Business Library's (SIBL) trademark collection includes:

Federally Registered Trademarks
Legal Resources
International and Foreign Trademarks
Books, Handbooks, and other Print Resources

Federally Registered Trademarks

U.S. Trademarks Cassis
Cassis is the US Patent and Trademark Office's CD ROM database. It contains all currently registered and pending federal trademarks on two disks: Trademarks REGISTERED and Trademarks PENDING.

The Official Gazette of the US Patent and Trademark Office: Trademarks
This weekly publication presents all trademarks as they are "Published for Opposition" including all bibliographic information about each trademark -- serial number, mark, owner name(s), international class of goods and services -- as well as a black and white image of the trademark. The Official Gazette also lists those trademarks that have been registered that week and gives notices concerning regulations and expirations. The print copy of the Official Gazette arrives weekly, approximately a week and a half after the date of publication. SIBL has the Official Gazette from 1872 to the present.

Directory of US Trademarks
This annual 11 volume set indexes registered US trademarks alphabetically by each word in the mark, and by the international class of goods and services. No images are included. The 1996 edition, the most recent edition, includes all registered trademarks as of October, 1995.

The Trademark Index of US Patents & Trademark Office Federal Records
This annual publication lists all the currently registered trademarks that include words as of a given day. The 1995 edition, for example, lists trademarks alphabetically, with in each class, that were currently registered as of October 25, 1994. It does not included trademarks that consist of a design only.

Index of US Trademarks
This annual publication lists the registered trademarks for a given year.

Legal Resources

Trademark Manual of Examining Procedure
This manual is produced by the US Patent and Trademark Office and details all of the procedures used by trademark examiners when dealing with trademark applications. It is a good source for precise requirements of the trademark application process.

Trademark Trial and Appeal Board Manual of Procedure (TBMP)
This manual provides applicants with basic information useful for litigating cases before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board.

Trademarks Throughout the World
edited by Anne Marie Greene.

Likelihood Of Confusion In Trademark Law
by Richard L. Kirkpatrick.

International and Foreign Trademarks

SIBL has a large collection of foreign and international trademarks and trademark gazettes. Those in gazette, i.e., abstract of the trademark registration, are primarily available on paper. For a complete list, view SIBL's Foreign And International Patents and Trademarks. Those in book form may be either in SIBL's closed stacks, retrievable with a call number, patent # and date, or in the New York Public Library's Annex. Those kept in the Annex can be requested at SIBL's delivery desk, but take at least 24 hours to retrieve. Due to the fragile condition of some of the older paper copies, an archival photocopy may need to be made of these sources before photocopying is permitted by the public.

Books, Handbooks, and other Print Resources

Defending Your Brand Against Imitation: Consumer Behavior, Marketing Strategies, and Legal Issues
by Judith Lynne Zaichkowsky.Westport, Conn. : Quorum Books, 1995

A Trademark Guide for Entrepreneurs
by Robert E. Lee.

A Practical Guide to Copyrights and Trademarks
by Frank H. Andorka.

How to Get Your Own Trademark
by Ted Nicholas

How to Protect Your Business, Professional, and Brand Names
by David A. Weinstein

Trademark: How to Name a Business & Product
by Kate McGrath

Trademarks Searching Tools

The Science, Industry and Business Library's (SIBL) trademark collection includes:

The Science, Industry and Business Library (SIBL) has both print and electronic resources for finding trademarks.

Search Tools
Searching Guides
Classes

Search Tools

Cassis
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's CD ROM database allows users to search through all the currently registered and pending US trademarks. Users may search by words in the trademark, design codes (for logos, drawings and graphics), owner name, and international class of goods and services.

United States Patent and Trademark Office (www.uspto.gov)
The USPTO's web page offers excellent information on all aspects of trademarks, including trademark searching for full text and logos, fee schedules, online versions of their most popular brochures, forms, and background information on trademarks.

Directory of US Trademarks
This 11 volume set of books allows users to search through all US Trademarks registered as of the data of publication. Users may search by words in the trademark and by international class of goods and services.

Index of US Trademarks
This annual publication of the US Patent and Trademark Office lists all of the registered trademarks current for the year of publication.

Design Search Code Manual
This manual allows users to translate a logo, drawing, or graphic into design codes that can then be used in Cassis to search for other trademarks with similar or identical designs in them.

Brands and Their Companies
Companies and Their Brands
International Brands and Their Companies
International Companies and Their Brands
These four books link brand names with their companies and company addresses. The international volumes are an excellent source of foreign trademarks.

Dictionary of Trade Name Origins by Adrian Room.

Standard Directory of Advertisers
This set of books lists advertisers (i.e. companies who advertise) and their advertising agencies. The index volume includes a Tradename Index and is an excellent source of trademarks that lists both the owner of the trademark and the advertising agency that handles the account. This sources is good for both US and foreign trademarks.

Advertising Red Books Online (EIC)
This CD ROM version of the Standard Directory of Advertisers allows you to search by product name. It retrieves both the owner of the trademark and the advertising agency that handles the account. This sources is good for both US and foreign trademarks.

Thomas Register of American Manufacturers (print and CD)
Thomas Food Industry Register
These sources, available in both print and electronic format, lists products and their manufacturers and includes a product name index.

Other resources for searching for trademarks: Use catalogs and directories specific to the industry or product line you are interested in. These types of sources will often include products whose trademarks are not registered with the US Patent and Trademark Office, but rather with a state trademark office or a foreign government.

Searching Guides

Searching US Trademarks with Cassis
This guide gives step by step instructions on how to use the US Patent and Trademark Office's CD ROM product to search all the registered and pending federal trademarks. Copies are available at the EIC Desk and in electronic format and in a version with fewer graphics.

Classes

Introduction to Trademarks
This class gives a general introduction to US trademarks and SIBL's trademark resources, and it gives step-by-step instructions on how to conduct a trademark search. It is taught by a SIBL librarian and is offered free of charge, in SIBL's Electronic Information Center. For a current schedule of class dates and times, see SIBL's Schedule of Classes.

Trademarks Text & Logos

The Science, Industry and Business Library (SIBL) has print, database, and web access to trademark text and logos.

Official Gazette
Cassis
USPTO web site

Official Gazette of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office: Trademarks

This weekly publication presents all trademarks as they are "Published for Opposition" including all bibliographic information about each trademark -- serial number, mark, owner name(s), international class of goods and services -- as well as a black and white image of the trademark. The Official Gazette also lists those trademarks that have been registered that week and gives notices concerning regulations and expirations. The print copy of the Official Gazette arrives weekly, approximately a week and a half after the date of publication. SIBL has the Official Gazette from 1872 to the present.

Cassis

The US Patent and Trademark Office's CD ROM database allows users to search through all the currently registered and pending US trademarks. Users may search by words in the trademark, design codes (for logos, drawings and graphics), owner name, and international class of goods and services.

USPTO web site

For depository libraries in your area see:
Patent and Trademark Depository Library Program
The PTDLP's web page gives information on the libraries around the United States that collect patents and trademarks. To locate the PTDL nearest you, see the Linked List by State to Libraries.