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How Do I Find Patents?

This guide provides information about patents and help for finding the resources you need.

Guides & Tutorials

Here are some excellent resources available online that can provide further help.

Patents and Designs – Queen's University Research Guides

A guide to patents - Canadian Intellectual Property Office

Seven Step Strategy - USPTO

Video Tutorials

How to Conduct a Preliminary US Patent Search - USPTO

Patent Searching - U Minnesota Libraries tutorial

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