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Guide to free eresources

Access a list of free eresources selected by our experts, including websites, full text databases, abstracting and indexing databases and other reference sources

Business and IP databases

Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys 

The Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys (CIPA) is the professional and examining body for patent attorneys in the United Kingdom. 

DesignView 

DesignView provides access to the EUIPO database of registered designs along with the databases of other national registries. 

Espacenet 

Espacenet offers free access to more than 150 million patent documents worldwide, containing information about inventions and technical developments from 1782 to today.  

European Patent Office 

The European Patent Office (EPO) offers inventors a uniform application procedure which enables them to seek patent protection in up to 40 European countries.  

Intellectual Property Office 

The official government body responsible for Intellectual Property (IP) rights in the UK. Provides UK national patent, trade mark and registered design information and application forms, fees and general IP information.  

Patent scope 

PATENTSCOPE is a global patent database and search system developed and maintained by the World Intellectual Property Organization. 

The Chartered Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys 

The Chartered Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys (CITMA) is the British professional body for trade mark attorneys. 

TMView 

TMview contains information on trade mark applications and registrations from all EU national IP offices, the EUIPO and also many IP offices from outside the EU. 

US Patent and Trademark Office 

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is the federal agency for granting U.S. patents and registering trademarks. 

WIPO Global Brands Database 

Database of trade marks, appellations of origin, state emblems,etc. 

World Intellectual Property Office 

WIPO is the global forum for intellectual property services, policy, information and cooperation. They are a self-funding agency of the United Nations, with 188 member states.