Patent Research

A Guide: Patent Search

Getting Started: How do we classify things?

Step 1: Brainstorming

• What does the invention do?

• What is the end result? 

• How does it work? 

• What is it made of? 

• What is it used for? 

• What problem(s) does it solve?

Step 2: The USPO Index Search

Step 3: Finding USPO Classification Codes

Step 4: The USPO Patent Review

Sources To Use

• US Patent Search Office

• Google Patent Search