Engineering Design Centre

Patent Advice

Specific advice sources for patent related issues:

European Patent Office
www.european-patent-office.org

Patents Trademarks and Designs at the British Library
www.bl.uk/collections/patents

Free Patent Searching
www.espacenet.com

United Kingdom Patent Office
www.patent.gov.uk

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