International Patents for Your Invention or Product

Looking for International or Foreign Patents for Your Invention or New Product Idea?

Foreign Government Patent Office

• European Intellectual Property Association - The European Intellectual Property Association (EIPAWEB) represents over 100 non-governmental and other not-for-profit organisations interested in protection the intellectual property of all europeans.

• Australia

• Austria

• Canada - Access to over 75 years of Canadian patent descriptions and images. You can search,retrieve and study more than 1,500,000 patent documents. Includes Canadian Patent Office Record

• Europe - Contains information on the organization, its sub-offices, patent information products, news, calendar of courses and seminars, and access to the Esp@ceNet searchable database of over 50 million patent documents. (In the Quick Access / Patent Information search box choose 'Free databases' and click 'Go'.

• Finland

• Germany

• Hong Kong

• India

• Japan

• Korea

• New Zealand

• Sweden

• United Kingdom

• World Intellectual Property Organization

Other Helpful International Patent Resources

• International Patent Classification and Terminology -Brief Guide to the IPC in 5 languages

• Canadian Innovation Centre -A not-for-profit corporation dedicated to assisting Canadian inventors and innovative companies. Their services include providing a clear, objective commercialization assessment at a reasonable cost.

• British Columbia Inventors Society - Registered non-profit society dedicated to helping inventors develop and market their ideas.