How to conduct patent searches- Part I
Tools
for searching for patents
Multi
Step Process
|
CASSIS
vs. USPTO web site comparison chart
|
| FEATURE |
CASSIS |
USPTO |
| Coverage |
full-text
from 1976, full page images from 1790
can
keyword search from 1969
|
full-text
from 1976, full-page images since 1790
can
keyword search from 1976
|
| Updated |
every
two months |
weekly,
on Thursdays |
| Printing |
can
print whole image at once- usually have to change DVDs
frequently if printing multiple copies. |
must
install TIFF viewer- prints one page at a time |
| Downloading |
can
download into spreadsheet |
cannot
download into spreadsheet |
| Availability |
Only
at PTDLP libraries |
Anywhere |
How
to conduct patent searches...Part Two
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