Library: Finding patent information: Further resources

Patent Offices

World Intellectual Property Organization - PATENTSCOPE
Access WIPO databases: Patentscope - search over 90 million patent documents: all published PCT applications as well as more than 60 national and regional collections; Global Brands Database; Global Design Database; intellectual property statistics and technology reports.
European Patent Office
How to apply for a European patent plus learning resources on searching for patents.
UK Intellectual Property Office
How to apply for a patent in the UK.
United States Patent and Trademark Office
Full text search of US patents.
Japan Patent Office
Search Japanese patents.
CNIPA: National Intellectual Property Administration, PRC
Search Chinese patents.
KIPRIS: Korea Intellectual Property Rights Information Service
Search Korean patents.

Translate a patent

Patent Translate
A machine translation service for patent documents from 32 languages into English, French or German.
WIPOTranslate
A free instant translation tool, designed specifically to translate patent texts (now almost all languages are available using Neural Machine Translation technology).

Check the status of a patent

Patents only remain in force with payment of an annual fee. You can check the status of a patent to find out if it has been granted, expired or remains in force.

IPSUM
This is a UK Patent Office resource which allows you to check the status of UK patents/patent applications.

European Patent Register
Check the status of an EPO patent
USPTO Patent Center
Check the status of a US patent

Scholarly literature cited in patents

The Lens
A powerful open platform for exploring global research and patents. Built for discovery, analysis, and collaboration, it connects over 270 million scholarly works and 150 million patents.

Further resources

Writing Chemistry Patents and Intellectual Property by Francis J. Waller
Publication Date: 2011
Intellectual Property Rights for Engineers by Vivien Irish
Publication Date: 2005