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A 2010 article on using open access tools
U.S. Patents Online
Google Patent Search
for US patents 1790-date
USPTO Web Patent database
(PATFT) from the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office. Searchable. Includes full-text from 1976; page images from 1790 (plug-in required). TIFF format; and html format for 1976-date. Patents print one page at a time.
Electronic Orange Book
Approved drug products by the FDA, with links to the original patents
Patents beyond the U.S.
Freepatentsonline
Searches US, EP (European): JP (Japanese), and WO patent databases
European Patent Organization
Directory of free patent search databases
Directory of Intellectual Property Offices
A worldwide directory
