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The following websites offer free access to bibliographic information on patents.  Some websites offer full-text patent documents and/or images for free.  They are categorized by countries:

There is also a section listing databases for searching patents across different countries.

AUSTRALIA

IP Australia
http://www.ipaustralia.gov.au/index.html 
Search the patents, trademarks and designs databases granted by IP Australia. 

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CANADA

Canadian Intellectual Property Office
http://patents1.ic.gc.ca/ 

  • Canadian Patents Database
    http://patents1.ic.gc.ca/ 
    Searches over 75 years of patent descriptions and images from 1920 to current. Contains over 1.4 million patent documents. Links to Canadian Trade-Marks Database. Provided by the Canadian Industrial Property Office.
     
  • Canadian Trade-marks Database
    http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/cgi-bin/sc_consu/trade-marks/search_e.pl 
    Searches “active and inactive marks that were applied for or registered pursuant to the current Trade-marks Act or former trademarks legislation.” Also contains all trademarks which were canceled, expunged, abandoned or refused after 1979.

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CHINA

  • State Intellectual Property Office of P.R.C. [NEW]
    A Chinese-language searchable full-text database for China patents, inventions and designs. Searchable fields include application number, title, inventor, abstract, patent number, classification number, date, etc.  Full-text images are available in TIFF format.

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CZECH REPUBLIC

Industrial Property Office
http://www.upv.cz/english/index.html 

  • Patents and Utility Model Search
    http://wdb.upv.cz/rs/pt.ptfrm 
    Option to search in English or Czech. Searches Czech published patent applications, granted patents, and utility models. 

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FINLAND

National Board of Patents and Registration of Finland
http://www.prh.fi/engl.html

  • Patenttilinja - PatInfo
    http://patinfo.prh.fi/pat/default2.asp 
    A patents/utility model database in Finnish.
     
  • DesignsNet
    http://www.prh.fi/mo/moneten.html
    Provides access to basic data and image of specific designs.  Searches pending applications for design registration.  Includes only registrations made in Finland and applications filed in Finland for design registration.

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FRANCE

Institut National de la Propriete Industrielle (INPI)
http://www.inpi.fr/ 

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GERMANY

Deutsches Patent –und Markenamt (DPMA)
http://www.dpma.de/ 

  • DPMApatentblatt (Germany)
    http://www.patentblatt.de/eng/ 
    This is a German-language website which searches patents and utility models submitted to the German Patent and Trademark Office (DPMA) from January 1997 to current. Produced by Bundesdruckerei. 
     
  • See also DEPATISnet under INTERNATIONAL

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HUNGARY

Hungarian Patent Office
http://www.hpo.hu/English/ 

  • PIPACS: Public Industrial Property Databases Family
    http://www.mszh.hu/English/db/ 
    Searches the full collection of the Hungarian patents, utility models, trademarks and designs in a single user interface. Produced by the Hungarian Patent Office.
     
  • Hunpateka Database
    http://www.hpo.hu/English/db/hpat/ 
    Searches bibliographic data, abstracts and claims of valid Hungarian patents, utility models and pending applications.
     
  • Indigo Database
    http://www.hpo.hu/English/db/indigo/ 
    Searches bibliographic data and illustrating images of valid Hungarian industrial designs protections and pending applications.
     
  • Trademark Database
    http://www.hpo.hu/English/db/vedjegy/ 
    Searches Hungarian-registered trademarks, geographical indications and pending applications.

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INDONESIA

  • Hak Kekayaan Intelektual [NEW]
    An Indonesian-language website containing gazettes and patents.  Abstract information for patents are available in PDF format from 1993 onwards.  The search function and database options are currently under construction.

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INTERNATIONAL 

  • DEPATISnet
    http://www.depatisnet.de/ 
    Option to search in English or German. The in-house patent information of the German Patent and Trademark Office (DPMA), it searches patent publications from around the world including US/DE/WO/CA/AU patents. Full-text PDF documents including drawings, descriptions, claims are available for free for most of the retrieved patents. Beginner and expert search options available.
     
  • Esp@cenet (European Patent Office)
    http://ep.espacenet.com/ 
    Selected full-text document images available for free. 
    1. Contains patent applications in their original language for patents published by the European Patent Office (EPO) and the World Intellectual Property Organization (PCT). Current two years only.
    2. Contains English-language abstracts of patent applications by Japanese applicants. Updated monthly. Coverage starts from October 1976.
    3. Contains over 30 million documents on patent applications from over 50 countries/regions. Searches document titles and abstracts in English.

Esp@cenet searches the following:

  • Intellectual Property Digital Library (WIPO)
    http://ipdl.wipo.int/
    Searches collections hosted by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), including the:
     
    • PCT Electronic Gazette
    • PCT Full Text Database Prototype [NEW]
    • Madrid Express Database
    • Hague Express
    • Health Heritage Test Database [NEW]
    • JOPAL
       
  • Patent information on the Internet
    http://www.european-patent-office.org/online/index.htm 
    Provides links to patent offices, classifications systems, and patent databases.
     
  • SurfIP
    http://www.surfip.gov.sg/ 
    Search for patents across various organizations such as IPOS, JPO-IPDL, WIPO, CIPO, EPO, Taipei PI, UKPO and USTPO. Users can also register for a free personal membership plan for enhanced search features and other value-added services. 

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JAPAN

Japan Patent Office (JPO)
http://www.jpo.go.jp/index.htm 

  • Industrial Property Digital Library
    http://www.ipdl.jpo.go.jp/homepg_e.ipdl  
    Search for Japanese patent and trademark information via the Patent Abstracts of Japan (PAJ), Patent and Utility Model Gazette DB (English), Patent and Utility Model Concordance, or the Japanese Trademark Database, or the Japanese Figure Trademarks. Also searchable by FI/F-Term used by the Japan Patent Office.
     
  • See also Esp@cenet under INTERNATIONAL

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KOREA

Korean Intellectual Property Office
http://www.kipo.go.kr/ 

  • Korean Patent Abstracts
    http://211.173.78.101/kpa/main.jsp 
    The database is searchable in English.  Includes Korean-origin "A" specifications from 2000 to Sept 2001, and "B" specifications from 1979 to Oct 2000.  Contains abstracts and legal status information.

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RUSSIA

Russian Agency for Patent and Trademark (Rospatent)
http://www.fips.ru/ruptoen/index.htm 

  • RUABRU/RUABEN 
    http://www.fips.ru/ensite/  
    Searches Abstracts Database of Russian Applications and Patented Inventions in Russian (1994 to current) and Abstracts Database of Russian Patented Inventions in English (1994 to current).  Requires paid registration.

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SINGAPORE

Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS)
http://www.ipos.gov.sg/index.html 

  • SurfIP
    http://www.surfip.gov.sg/ 
    Search for patents across various organizations such as IPOS, JPO-IPDL, WIPO, CIPO, EPO, Taipei PI, UKPO and USTPO. Users can also register for a free personal membership plan for enhanced search features and other value-added services. 
     
  • ePatents
    http://www.ePatents.gov.sg/ 
    Searches bibliographic information on all patent applications filed with the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) for free. Access to published patent register and patent specifications is available with paid subscription.

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SLOVENIA

Slovenia Intellectual Property Office (SIPO)
http://www2.uil-sipo.si/

  • SIPO Database Server
    http://www2.uil-sipo.si/Que001.stm 
    Searches bibliographic data of granted and published patents, published applications and registered industrial designs, as well as marks applied for or registered with the Slovenian Intellectual Property Office (SIPO).

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SWITZERLAND

Swiss Registry of Protective Rights
http://www.swissreg.ch/ 

  • SwissReg
    http://www.swissreg.ch/
    Available in Dutch, French, Italian and English, this website offers searchable databases of nationally granted patents, European patents, European patents with Swiss designation, Nationally registered trademarks, Nationally registered models and designs, Supplementary protective certificates(ESZ), and Topographies.

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UNITED KINGDOM

U.K. Patent Office
http://www.ukpats.org.uk/ 

  • U.K. Patent Office Databases
    http://www.ukpats.org.uk/search/ 
    Provides date-to-date information on status and details of applications and granted rights. Search designs, patents and trade marks databases.
     
  • See also Esp@cenet under INTERNATIONAL

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UNITED STATES  

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
http://www.uspto.gov/ 

Full-text U.S. patent documents are also available via DEPATISnet in PDF format.  See DEPATISnet under INTERNATIONAL.

  • USPTO Trademark Information (U.S.)
    http://www.uspto.gov/main/trademarks.htm 
    Search the Trademark Electronic Search System (TESS) via the USPTO website.
     
  • Delphion Intellectual Property Network 
    http://www.delphion.com/ 
    Searches granted U.S. Patents (1971 – present) for free. Full-text access to patent documents is not provided free. Certain features such as advanced searching and access to European Patents, Patent Abstracts of Japan, WIPO PCT publications and INPADOC Family and Legal Status database are only available to paid subscribers.
     
  • NUS Patents Database
    A joint project by the NUS Business School and NUS Entrepreneurshop Center.  Contains U.S. Patents issued between 1976 and 2000.  Access is restricted to NUS only.
     

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Last updated: 31-10-2008