Resources by Document Type - Patents
Books
The following are references on the patenting process in Canada, the United States, and around the world. Some of these also provide information resources for patent searches.
What Every Engineer Should Know about Patents - 
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ISBN: 9780203733851Publication Date: 2019
Patent Fundamentals for Scientists and Engineers -
The chapter called "The Canadian patent system" is especially recommended.
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ISBN: 9781466509443Publication Date: 2012
Contracts for Engineers: Intellectual Property, Standards, and Ethics - - This link opens in a new window
ISBN: 9781439852866Publication Date: 2011
Information Sources in Patents (4th ed.) - - This link opens in a new window
ISBN: 9783110552263Publication Date: 2020Access limited to one user at a time.
Intellectual Property in Academia - - This link opens in a new window
ISBN: 9781439837009Publication Date: 2011
Websites
- A Guide to PatentsGuide developed by the Canadian Intellectual Property Office.
- Report - Intellectual Property in Canada (2017) (in French only)This special edition of the magazine Plan, published in October 2017, presents the basic knowledge of patents in Canada for engineers. Plan is published by the Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec (the Quebec’s Order of Engineers).
IN FRENCH ONLY - Report – Intellectual Property in Canada (2011) (in French only)This special edition of the magazine Plan, published in October 2011, focuses primarily on the issue of intellectual property in Canada for engineers. It also discusses the patenting process and its limitations. Plan is published by the Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec (the Quebec’s Order of Engineers).
IN FRENCH ONLY
Statistics data concerning patents
- OECD - Statistics concerning patentsProvide statistical data on patents depending on technologies and/or geographic regions.
- USPTO - General Patent Statistics ReportsProvide statistical data on patenting activity in the United States.
- WIPO - Intellectual Property StatisticsProvide statistical data on intellectual property in the world.
Videos
- Video from the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO)
- Video from the University of Michigan
You can find here more videos about patents and the patenting process.
