How To Conduct A Patent Search

Conducting a Patent Search - What is Prior Art
I know nothing about inventing what do I do to make money from my invention ideas - how do I conduct a patent search and what is prior art?

Patent Searching For New Inventors - Searching By Keyword
Learn to use keywords to search for patents that are related to the invention you want to research.

Patent Searching For New Inventors - Searching By The Inventor's Name.
How to find a patent by searching by the inventor's name.

Patent Searching For New Inventors - Searching By Patent Number
How to find a patent by searching by a patent number.

Tutorial - "How To" Conduct A Patent Search
A patent search can determine the scope of protection you can apply for.

Tutorial - The Seven-Step Strategy
Outlines a suggested procedure for conducting a patent search from the USPTO.

Inside The USPTO Public Patent Search Room
What are the USPTO's patent search services?

Tutorial - Patent Search
This patent searching tutorial teaches the basics of searching.

Tutorial - Patent Searches By N. Paul Friederichs III
Searching techniques - patentability search - state-of-the-art search - infringement search.