Foreign Patents

Esp@cenet is a free patent information service produced by the United Kingdom Patent Office. Those who want the latest developments in published GB patent applications can search this database for applications published by the Patent Office. Searching is limited to the current two years. Searches retrieve bibliographic data, a facsimile image of the first page of the document, the claims of the document, a facsimile image of the first page of the document's drawings, and a facsimilie image of the first page of the document's search report. Esp@cenet also serves as a gateway to patent searching in other countries throughout the world.