Patents at MIT

Where to Search

• Utility and design patents
• Biotechnology and chemistry patents
• Aggregate analysis of patents

How to Search

• Search strategy
• Guides for searching

About Patents

• Why search the patent literature?
• What is a patent?
• What is patentable?
• Patent applications

Video Tutorials

An introduction: Why search for patents? What is a patent? (5:30) What does a patent look like? (2:25) How to search for patents (7:50) Which search tool should I use? Why shouldn't I just use Google? (5:36)

MIT Resources

• Technology Licensing Office
• Office of Intellectual Property Counsel

This page was last updated on 01/09/08