IP Hub: Create it - Search patents databases

Learn how to search these various databases around the world:

Canada

• Canadian Intellectual Property Office – Canadian Patent Database

Europe

• European Patent Office – Searching for patents

United States

• United States Patent and Trademark Office – Search for patents

Canada

• Canadian Patent Database

Europe

• European Patent Office – Espacenet Assistant

United States

• United States Patent and Trademark Office – Patent Full-Text Databases

World

• World Intellectual Property Organization – PATENTSCOPE
  The PATENTSCOPE database provides access to international Patent Cooperation Treaty applications in full text format on the day of publication, as well as to patent documents of participating national and regional patent offices.

Other resources

• Google Patents

Here is a list of intellectual property (IP) experts who can provide you with resources and information to advise you on how to search for IP:

Canadian Intellectual Property Office

• Client Service Centre
• IP advisors

IP agents

• College of Patent Agents and Trademark Agents
• Intellectual Property Institute of Canada