This tutorial will help you to understand the process and procedure in searching
for patents. In order to ensure that your search will return the best results,
this tutorial reviews a number of different patent search techniques.
While you may review any section of this tutorial at any time, we suggest that
you work your way through the tutorial by clicking on the buttons at the left
from top to bottom or use the "Forward" arrow. The "Forward" and "Backward" arrows
on each page allow you to retrace your steps and review material or move forward
through the tutorial.
Throughout this tutorial, you will have the opportunity to access short movies
demonstrating how to use the United States Patent and Trademark website. You
may also want to supplement this information with print and web resources related
to searching for patents; simply click on the "Official Gazette Print
Resource," "Web
Resources" or "Print Resources" buttons to access these listings.
This tutorial requires Flash Player 6.0. You can download
it here.
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