International and National Intellectual Property Sites
Espacenet: The European Patent Office Database	The European Patent Office's database Espacenet provides detailed searching of millions of patent documents – most of them patent applications rather than granted patents – from around the world. Patent applications normally represent the first publication of a new idea, appearing ahead of journal articles and before new products reach the market.  Other information includes: patent family information, telling you if similar patents have been claimed in other countries; legal status information, helping you find out whether and in what countries a patent is in force; references to other kinds of technical literature non-patent literature); citing documents (other patents that have cited the document you are looking at); and links to the European Patent Register documents and to selected national ​patent registers. Guides: Espacenet - Tutorial                Espacenet –Quick Guide
USPTO - US Patent & Trademark Office Web Patent Databases	The database includes information about all US patents from the first patent issued in 1790 to the most recent issue week. Patents from 1976 to the present offer the full searchable text. Patents from 1790 to 1975 offer only the patent number, issue date, and current US patent classification in the text display, and can be searched only within those fields. However, this limited text display also includes a hyperlink to obtain full-page images of all pages of the patent. Note: USPTO has two separate databases, one for US granted patents (PatFT database) and one for US patent applications (AppFT database). Guides: USPTO Full-Text Database Help                USPTO - tutorial
PATENTSCOPE	PATENTSCOPE is provided by WIPO - World Intellectual Property Organization. The database offers access to international Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) applications, as well as to patent documents of participating National and Regional Patent Offices. The information may be searched by entering keywords, names of applicants, international patent classification and many other search criteria in multiple languages. Guides: PATENTSCOPE - Search Guide
WIPO - List of National Patent Databases	A list of links to official government agencies for patents around the world, provided by WIPO - World Intellectual Property Organization provides.
Free Patent Search Resources
Google Patents	Google Patents covers the entire collection of granted patents and published patent applications from the USPTO, EPO, WIPO and additional patent authorities. US patent documents date back to 1790, EPO and WIPO to 1978. Guides: Google Patents Help
FreePatentsOnline	Allows free access to U.S. patents and applications (default search) as well as European patents (EP) and World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) documents. Free registration offers additional functionality and eliminates adds. Guides: FreePatentsOnline - Search Help Center
Patent Search Resources – Access is limited to TAU community
Orbit	A web-based commercial patent search tool that includes bibliographic patent collections from 100+ authorities and full text coverage of 20+ authorities. Patent documents are grouped according to Questel’s patent family database (FamPat). Several different search options are provided, including Easy (basic), Advanced, and Semantic Search. Extraction of Key Content (object of the invention, its advantages and prior art drawbacks, independent claims and Key Concepts) from English full-text provides a swift review of the invention disclosed in the patent.  * For access authorization or to schedule a session from a library computer, please contact the Reference & Instruction Desk in the Library of Exact Sciences & Engineering by e-mail sciref@tauex.tau.ac.il or by phone 03-6406039. Guides: Tutorials and User guides                Orbit Training on YouTube
PatBase	Patent database designed specifically for patent professionals and patent searchers. It includes bibliographic information of patents from over 100 patent issuing authorities worldwide and full text coverage of many of the authorities. It covers patent applications, granted patents, utility models and designs. Results are grouped by patent families. PatBase offers additional patent information and related services, such as direct links to patent registers, legal status, copies of original patent documents, alerts, translations and more. * The tool can be accessed from a library computer. To schedule a session please contact the Reference & Instruction department in the Exact Sciences and Engineering Library by email sciref@tauex.tau.ac.il or by phone 03-6406039 and specify the preferred date and time. Guides: PatBase Manual
Ei Patents	The Engineering Village Patent databases (EP Patents and US Patents) contain patents filed with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and patents filed with the European Union Patent Office (EPO). It leverages engineering-specific vocabulary, US patent classification codes, European Classification system codes, and International Patent Classification system codes, using engineering Village's search tools to produce accurate, relevant results.
Databases that include Patents – Access is limited to TAU community
Scopus	Scopus is an abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature. It covers the fields of science, technology, medicine, social sciences, and arts and humanities. It contains peer-reviewed journals, conference papers and more. Scopus also cross-searches patents from five patent offices (US Patent & Trademark Office, European Patent Office, Japan Patent Office, World Intellectual Property Organization and the UK Intellectual Property Office).
SciFinder	SciFinder provides access to a comprehensive and authoritative source of references, substances and reactions in chemistry and related sciences. The database includes bibliographic data and abstracts of journal articles and selected patents on all areas of chemistry and its applications.​ *Registration required. Registration Instructions
Disclaimer The information provided in this website is for informational and educational purposes only. It should not be interpreted as legal advice. Users shall not infer from any assistance provided by the librarian any conclusions concerning the patentability of an invention or design. Furthermore, the librarian and members of the staff are not permitted to provide opinions on the effectiveness of a customer's search efforts to identify a field of search, nor may they give advice or opinions pertaining to the specifics of the technology the customer is examining.