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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 USPTO.
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)

The following pamphlets are no longer updated in print:

A Guide to Filing a Design Patent Application (2009)
Guide to Filing a Utility Patent Application (2015)
General Information About Plant Patents Under 35 U.S.C.161 (2018)

The most current information on these topics will be available on the USPTO website:

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. Patented by Gary Gossett; May 2012

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