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Patents and Trademarks: Learn About Patents

Resources for finding information on patents and trademarks

Learn About Patents

What is a patent?
Answers to basic questions about patents: types, application, history of the U.S. PTO.
Patent Process Overview
An overview of a patent application and maintenance process
Patent Basics
Basics on applying for and managing issued patents.
Patent FAQ
(Excerpted from General Information Concerning Patents brochure)

Books on Patents

Patent, copyright & trademark : an intellectual property desk reference by Richard Stim
Call Number: KF2980 .E44 2022 Patent Reference
ISBN: 9781413329834
Nolo's Patents for Beginners by David Pressman; Richard Stim
Call Number: KF3114.85 .P737 2021 Patent Reference
ISBN: 9781413328684
Patent Pending in 24 Hours by Richard Stim; David Presman
Call Number: KF3120.Z9 S75 2022
ISBN: 9781413329186
How to Make Patent Drawings by David Pressman and Jack Lo
Call Number: T223.U3 L6 2019 Patent Reference
Patent It Yourself : your step-by-step guide to filing at the U.S. Patent Office by David Pressman; David E. Blau
Call Number: T339.P74 2023 Patent Reference
ISBN: 9781413329971

U.S. Design Patent D349127

Portable, electronic keyboard. Invented by Prince (Rodgers Nelson); July 1994

U.S. Plant Patent PP22725

The 'Purple Heart' hosta. Invented by Gary Gossett; May 2012

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