Patents

Document Delivery

Self-Service

MicroPatent (http://library.stanford.edu/depts/swain/services/docdel.html#patents): PDF versions of patents from MicroPatent’s Standard Patent collection.

Free Services

The Delphion Intellectual Property Network (http://www.delphion.com/): Free registration required for partial access. Full access to all services available for a fee.

Fee-Based Services

British Library. Patents Online or by Post (http://www.bl.uk/reshelp/atyourdesk/servdeliv.html): The largest patent collection in the world. Completed orders can be dispatched by first call post, fax or courier.
The Delphion Intellectual Property Network (http://www.delphion.com/): Includes U.S. Patents (1971–), EP-A (1979–), EP-B (1980–), Patent Abstracts of Japan (10/1976–), (World) WIPO PCT (1990–), INPADOC(incl. Family and Legal Status) (1968–) PDF, TIFF, Fax, Image and/or text on CD-ROM, and print copy delivery.
Thomson Innovation. Document Delivery (http://www.thomsoninnovation.com/ti/workflow/docdelivery/): World’s largest private collection of international patents, including WPO, European, US, British and Japanese documents. Fast and efficient delivery by courier, fax or first-class post. Translation and patent analysis services also available.
DigiPat (http://www.digipat.com/): U.S. Patents, Foreign Patents, Japanese Abstracts, and U.S. Trademarks. Email, download, or print delivery.
MicroPatent (http://www.micropatent.com/): U.S. (1790–), EP-A (1978–), EP-B (1980–), PCT Applications (1978–), plus patents from Japan, European National Patents, Australia and New Zealand, Soviet Union/Russia, Eastern European Countries, South/Central American Countries, and African Countries. Download in TIF, PDF, or in Lotus Notes
Optipat, Inc. (http://www.optipat.com/) (Now part of MicroPatent): Covers U.S., EP-A, EP-B, and PCT Applications. Download, email, or fax delivery.
Patent Imaging Corporation (http://www.patentimaging.com/): U.S. and foreign patents. FedEx, mail, and fax delivery.
REEDFAX: Lexis Document Services (http://www.reedfax.com/): Covers U.S. Patents (1966–), EP Applications (1985–), World (PCT) Patent Applications (1986–), U.S. Trademarks (1870–). PDF delivery.
Sunnyvale Public Library (http://sunnyvale.ca.gov/Departments/Library/Patents+and+Trademarks.htm): The Sunnyvale Library is a Patent and Trademark Depository Library (PTDL). Supported by a US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) program and expert staff, PTDLs are the primary personalized channel for the distribution of patent and trademark information to the public.
Thomson Scientific (http://thomsonreuters.com/products_services/legal/legal_products/intellectual_property/maintenance_monitoring/IP_Search_Services): U.S. Patents, U.S. Trademarks, and Foreign Patents. Print and image on CD-ROM delivery. Services also include technical translations.
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Document Delivery Service (http://ebiz1.uspto.gov/oems25p/index.html): U.S. patents.