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Online Patent Learning Resources

Selected online resources for learning more about patents.

PatentLens: Patent Tutorials and FAQs
Offers print-based tutorials and a robust FAQ file. Part of an free public resource that offers patent search tools & analytics, links to patent legislation, and more.
Cooperative Patent Classification - CPC Training
Links to a series of web-based training modules about the CPC. Recommended modules are the Overview, and Blocks A, B and D.
Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) Tutorial
A PDF-based guide to classification searching using the CPC system.
A Guide to Patents (Canadian Intellectual Property Office)
A basic primer to patents produced by Canada's patent, trademark and copyright administration agency. Includes guidance specific to the Canadian patent landscape.
Introduction to Patents & Patent Searching
A UTM Library research guide.

Patent Books

Books are an excellent source of guidance and in-depth information on patents.

To see what books or e-books are available through the library, select the 'Advanced Search' mode of the catalog and search on 'Patents' as your subject heading, using the drop-down menu.

Here's two sample books available through the library:

First to File by M. Henry Heines
Call Number: E-Book
ISBN: 9781118839652
Publication Date: 2014
Written for inventors in lay terms that they can relate to or easily follow Explains the differences between the first-to-invent and first-to-file rules and why the two rules will coexist. Focuses on the growth of new technologies in industry versus the laws protecting them.
Patent Fundamentals for Scientists and Engineers, Third Edition by Thomas T. Gordon; Arthur S. Cookfair; Vincent G. LoTempio; Brendan S. Lillis
Call Number: T339 .G67 2013 UTM Library
ISBN: 1466509449
Publication Date: 2013
This third edition of Patent Fundamentals for Scientists and Engineers examines the new America Invents Act and provides an overview of the patent system for the independent inventor as well as for members of the scientific and business community--whether a scientist, engineer, supervisor, or manager. Provides coverage of both the current US and Canadian patent regimes Describes the key topics that anyone involved in the patent process needs to know, including what makes an invention patentable, the art of patent searching, and the crucial role of record keeping. The text also includes an indispensable glossary of patent terminology, as well as an appendix with sample U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) forms.