Civil and Environmental Engineering

Google Patents covers U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) since 1790; European Patent Office (EPO) and World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) since 1978. Also: Basic Google Patents.

UTSA Library Research Guide

Patent Public Search is the USPTO's primary patents database, containing (a) US patent grants from 1790 to the most recent weekly issue date, and (b) published applications since 2001. Searching applications is important because of the "first to file" principle.

USPTO, a federal agency in the Department of Commerce, includes extensive information on Patents and Trademarks as well as a Patent Tutorial. Obtain copies of forms, information on fee structure and extensive general information on U.S. patents and trademarks. The Patent Full-Text Database is searchable back to 1790. The years 1790-1975 can be searched by class and patent number only.

Provides indexing and full text patents and applications from European and other patent offices worldwide, including U.S., Japan, and Germany. (EP, WIPO/PCT, US, GB, FR, DE, JP, and over 70 countries). You can save PDFs of available documents up to a certain page limit. This is the site SciFinder links to for non-U.S. patents. 1836-present

Listing of Intellectual Property Offices by country. From World Intellectual Property Organization

Access to over 75 years of Canadian patent descriptions and images from more than 1,400,000 patent documents. Maintained by Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO).

Provides indexing and full text patents and applications from European and other patent offices worldwide, including U.S., Japan, and Germany. (EP, WIPO/PCT, US, GB, FR, DE, JP, and over 70 countries). You can save PDFs of available documents up to a certain page limit. This is the site SciFinder links to for non-U.S. patents. 1836-present

A specialized agency of the United Nations dedicated to developing a balanced and accessible international intellectual property system. An inventor who files for patent protection in any of the participating countries has 12 months to apply for protection in any of the other participating countries. This website includes the full-text of the Patent Cooperation Treaty and provides links to national patent offices.

Indian Patent Advanced Search System (InPASS) is an updated version of IPAIRS

The British Library is the UK’s national patent library.

Australian Patents search database.

Electronic Code of Federal Regulations (current).
Codification of the general and permanent rules and regulations published by executive departments and agencies in the Federal Register. Divided into 50 broad subject areas known as Titles.
Other CFR sources:
Online (UTSA subscription): ProQuest Congressional (under "Regulations" on top menu) (1938-current)
Official Government Website: govinfo.gov (1996-current) (Annual Edition)
Nexis Uni (current)
Library of Congress (1938-1999)

Print: Offsite KF62 (Title 1-50, USCA Code Guide, General Index A-Z, USCA Tables I-II, USCA Laws) (Current volumes no longer received)
From West Publishing, unofficial compilation of general and permanent laws in force. Same arrangement as United States Code (USC) but also lists references to case law, legislative histories, administrative regulations and various secondary sources.

Official Government Website (editions: 1994-current).
Official version of all general and permanent federal laws in force. Public Laws are arranged under fifty “titles” or subject categories. Does not summarize legislative history but cites Statutes at Large. Older editions available.

From Cornell University. This site is generated from the most recent official version made available by the US House of Representatives. Patent and trademark law is codified in Title 35 of the United States Code.