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Entrepreneurship: Patents

New Zealand

Search the internet for information on patents.

For example:

New Zealand Intellectural Property Office
Contains information about registering ,searching and maintaining patents.
Patent Search
Database for searching New Zealand patents
Patents Act 1953 No 64 (as at 01 January 2011), Public Act
Fulltext of the Patents Act 1953 No 64 (as at 01 January 2011)

Australia

Search the internet for information on patents.

For example:

IP Australia
Contains information and database links for searching for Australian patents
AusPat
Database for searching Australian patents from 1904

Europe

Search the internet for information on patents.

For example:

Espacenet
Access to 70+ million patent documents, from 1863.
European Patent Office
Intergovernmental oragisation with 38 member states.

United States of America

Search the internet for information on patents.

For example:

United States Patent and Trademark Office
Includes link to information about patents, trademarks, and intellectual property and law.
Search for Patents
Links to patent databases

Patent Sources and Support Guide

Patent Sources and Support Guide
See the Patent guide for more help on searching for patents and support for research commercialisation.