What does the library offer?
Who can use the patent and trademark collection?
The Stevenson Science and Engineering Library is a Patent and
Trademark Depository Library and is open to the public for patent
and trademark information.
What are the library hours of operation?
Hours vary during the year. To check current hours, please
visit Hours
of Service.
Can library staff do a patent or trademark
search for me?
Reference staff will show you how to search the patent and trademark
databases and aid you in developing a search strategy, but are
unable to perform a patent or trademark search for you.
Where is the Stevenson Science and Engineering
Library?
On the ground floor of the Stevenson Science Center (see map).
Access is most direct through the breezeway on the southeast corner
of the building. Visitors who use a wheelchair should consult
the Opportunity Development Center's campus map for accessible
entrances to the Stevenson Center.
Where can I park when visiting the library?
Pay parking is available in the Wesley Place Parking Garage (see
map) at the intersection of 21st Avenue South and Scarritt Place,
across the street from the General Library Building.
What is included in the patent and trademark
collection?
The CASSIS (Classification and Search Support System) database
is available for searching patents and trademarks. The CASSIS
database indexes patents issued between 1969 and the present and
all active and expired trademarks. The Library has the full text
of patents on DVD-ROM:
* Utility Patents 1790 - present
* Design Patents 1842 - present
The Trademarks Registered and Trademarks Pending files, also part
of the CASSIS database, include all currently active registrations
and pending applications up to the date of the last DVD-ROM received.
It is possible to search patent and trademark information at the USPTO web site. For more links to patent and trademark resources, click here.