Patents 

Where to Search

• Utility and design patents
• Biotechnology and chemistry patents
• Aggregate analysis of patents

How to Search

• Search strategy
• Guides for searching

About Patents

• Why search the patent literature?
• What is a patent?
• What is patentable?
• Patent applications

Watch videos:

• An introduction: Why search for patents? What is a patent? (5:21)
• What does a patent look like? (2:23)
• How to search for patents? (7:44)
• Which search tool should I use? Why shouldn't I just use Google? (5:29)
• IAP lecture: Patent Searching Fundamentals (1:04:59)
• Lecture: Biotechnology Patent Fundamentals and Searching (1:21:00)

Citing Patents - how to cite a patent in different citation formats

Reading and Understanding Patent Claims by David V. Radack, JOM, 47 (11) (1995), p. 69.

MIT Resources

• Technology Licensing Office
• Office of Intellectual Property Counsel