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Hence, after a U.S. patent application is filed, it is published by the U.S. Patent Office for the public to view even if it hasn't been granted as a patent yet. Published patent applications can also be searched on the U.S. Patent Office website.

To start a quick lookup, enter a single patent or publication number and select the Search button. To start a basic search, select a search field, enter your search term, and select the Search button. For example, to search for the inventor 'John Smith,' select Inventor Name from both of the Basic Search dropdowns.

Free Patent Search Online The U.S. Patent & Trademark Office provides free patent searching of its public databases. Google Patents. A relatively easy database to search which PDF images available. Limited to U.S. patents and U.S. published applications.

The Patent Public Search tool is a new web-based patent search application that will replace internal legacy search tools PubEast and PubWest and external legacy search tools PatFT and AppFT. Patent Public Search has two user selectable modern interfaces that provide enhanced access to prior art.

With patent agents and patent attorneys, the law immediately imposes a confidentiality agreement, so disclosing your invention to a patent practitioner without a written agreement is perfectly fine. With everyone else, you need a confidentiality agreement.

A file wrapper, alternatively referred to as a file history or a prosecution history is associated with each published patent application, whether it issues or not. After 18 months from filing the initial patent application, the patent's file wrapper also becomes available to the public.