Intellectual Property
Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys (CIPA)
The Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys (CIPA), is the professional and examining body for patent attorneys (also known as patent agents) in the UK.
esp@cenet
The GB esp@cenet user interface has been developed by the European Patent Office (EPO). When entering the esp@cenet service you are offered a choice of several databases, giving you access to patents world wide.
European Patent Office
The official site of the European Patent Office. Includes a quick search facility for Europe's Network of Patent Databases.
FreePatentsOnline
The search engine allows advanced search techniques such as word stemming, proximity searching, relevancy ranking and search term weighting to help you find exactly what you are looking for. Account features let you organize, annotate and share documents, and Alerts let you instantly be notified when new documents of interest are published.
Innovation Desk
Free advice on product strategy, development plan and development budget.
Intellectual Property Office
The Intellectual Property Office can help you get the right type of protection for your creation or invention.
United States Patent and Trademark Office
Includes full text patent grant search since 1976, full page images since 1790 and patent applications of the past few years. Also features relevant news and notifications, an event calendar and contact details for further information.

