Authorship of books Photographs Song Lyrics Patent Registration of new and novel inventions, designs or plants for a fixed period of time to the creator. Telephone Prescription Drugs New plant breeds Trademark Words, names, symbols, devices, colors, smells, and sounds used to identify and distinguish goods. These databases are constantly updated and can be searched by patent number, date, assignee, inventor, title, abstract, claims, classification, and keyword. The entries date from 1971 - present. The U.S. Patent Citation Database of the Community of Science is a fully searchable bibliographic file containing all U.S. patents issued since 1975.
Emphasis is on tracing the technological impact of existing patents.
The Binghamton University Libraries offer online access to U.S. Patents issued from 1950 to the present. It provides neither full-text of actual patents nor the illustrations. An online patent search is quick - you can search back to 1950 in a matter of minutes. But it is best used as a preliminary step in searching a patent, since neither its accuracy nor exhaustiveness can be guaranteed. Under no circumstances should an online patent search by the Binghamton University Libraries be considered an alternative to consultation with a patent attorney.