Google Patents

Google Patents

Google Patents is a free search engine provided by Google that allows users to search through patents and patent applications. It contains over 87 million patents from 17 different patent offices.
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Google Patents: Free Patent Search Engine

Search through over 87 million patents from 17 different patent offices, all for free with Google Patents, a reliable and accessible resource.

What is Google Patents?

Google Patents is a free search engine provided by Google that allows users to search through patents and patent applications. It contains over 87 million patents from 17 different patent offices including the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), European Patent Office (EPO), World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), etc.

Some key features of Google Patents include:

  • Ability to search full text of patents and applications
  • Advanced search for more targeted queries
  • Patent family information to see related applications
  • Citations to track prior art
  • Automatic translations available for some patents
  • Graphs and charts providing analytics on patents over time
  • Options to filter by date, classification, etc.
  • Saving queries and setting up alerts for new relevant patents

Google Patents can be helpful for researchers, inventors, patent attorneys or anyone interested in reviewing patent and innovations. It makes patents easily searchable and provides additional context and insights. The service is free to use without any registration required.

Google Patents Features

Features

  1. Search through over 87 million patents
  2. View the full text of patents
  3. See images and diagrams included in patents
  4. Track patent citations
  5. Save patents to your library
  6. Get patent alerts on new applications
  7. View related patents
  8. Access advanced search filters
  9. View patent family information

Pricing

  • Free

Pros

Free to use

Contains patents from many patent offices globally

User friendly interface

Powerful search capabilities

Ability to track and save patents of interest

Comprehensive patent information available

Cons

Limited to patent documents

Some patent images/diagrams missing

No bulk download options

Hard to search by patent owner name

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