Patent information

Patents are an important and often unique source of much useful information. Most are now freely available on the web and these pages will guide you to some of the key resources.

If you are new to patents, the British Library IP pages provides an introduction, or a more detailed explanation can be found in print in:

Introduction to patents information by Stephen Van Dulken
which can be found at Z/T 211 INT on Level 3 of the Hartley Library.

If you have any queries about patent information, the resources mentioned or wish to make any comments about these pages, please contact Michael Whitton or Barbara Dorward (mw2@soton.ac.uk or by phone on 023 8059 2709).