Competitive Intelligence Resources

Global Resources for Competitive Technical Intelligence Research

There are a number of Patent Tutorials currently available on the internet that can help CI professionals understand patents, their structure, and how to conduct patent searches. Links to some of their websites are shown below.

Patent Tutorials

PatentLens.net

Patent Searching

Patent Statistics

Patent Application Searching

Patents and Trademarks in Texas

Patent and Classification Searching

How to Conduct a Preliminary U.S. Patent Search: A Step by Step Strategy (from USPTO)

Patent Searching

The 7-Step U. S. Patent Search Strategy

Searching for U.S. Patents on the Internet

Introduction to the European Patent Classification

Automated Patent Examiner Training Tools for TC2100

KSR Examiner Training Guidelines, Summary Released

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