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Patent, Trademark and Copyright Information
Government Documents

United States Patent and Trademark Information
Search Patents via USPTO web site

Search Trademark via USPTO (TESS)

Patent Application Information Retrieval (PAIR)
PAT2PDF.ORG - This free site enables the user to download a pdf file of a patent and to search several patents simultaneously. It covers all numbered patents from 1838 to the present. The user must know the patent number in order to search this database.
Free Patents Online
Foreign Patents and Trademarks
Foreign Patents 1920-present via Esp@cenet
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In Library Fees/Charges
Patrons coming to the library may search free of charge. There is a $0.15 per page charge for printing from the Internet or the Cassis Machine.  

Mail and Telephone Requests
Patents will be reproduced and mailed at $0.35 per page plus $1.00 handling fee and $1.50 mailing fee.

Boston Public Library - A United States Patent and Trademark Depository Library

The Boston Public Library has the largest patent collection in New England and this collection is housed in the Government Documents Department. The collection includes U. S. patents from 1790 to the present, British patents from 1617 to 1994, and German patents from l877 to 1938, as well as patent and trademark journals. We have all the research materials to search U.S. patents and trademarks.


 


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