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Services Offered
by the OSU Patent and Trademark Library

Patent Search Assistance | Trademark Search Services

  • Although we can provide information about the U.S. patent and trademark search process, we cannot give legal advice.

  • The USPTO recommends that inventors contact a patent and tradmark attorney/agent for legal advice and for assistance with the submission of a patent or trademark application. (For a list of patent and trademark attorneys in Oklahoma, search by state (OK) or city (Oklahoma City, Tulsa).

Patent Search Assistance
  • Our staff can assist with a PRELIMINARY U.S. patent search by appointment, recommended to determine if someone else has already obtained protection for the invention you plan to make. Please read about the patent process.

  • Please call (405) 744-6546 to make an appointment. This will ensure the availability of search assistance and computer time. Staff assistance is available for explanation and instruction in the use of search tools.

  • Read How to Search Patents, Trademarks via the USPTO Web site.

  • The Library staff will NOT perform a preliminary patent search on your behalf.

  • We are not patent attorneys and will not interpret/advise regarding search results.

  • There is no charge for utilizing the collection.
More information regarding patents

Trademark Search Services

  • A search of Federally Registered and Pending Trademarks is recommended for anyone seeking to name a service or product. This search is helpful to determine if someone else has already obtained protection for the name you plan to use in commerce.

  • Read How to Search Patents, Trademarks via the USPTO Web site.

  • You can perform the search yourself via the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's TESS database. For search assistance, please contact us at (405) 744-6546.

  • Search includes Federally Registered and Pending Trademarks only, and does not include state registered or common-law marks.

  • For a complete search (federal, state, and common-law marks), please contact the Research Wizard service at the Tulsa City County Library (918) 596-7991 or an attorney.
More information regarding trademarks

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Last Update: June 26, 2006
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