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UTRGV Patent and Trademark Resource Center

UTRGV is a designated Patent and Trademark Resource Center (PTRC).  As part of that program, we provide assistance with patent and trademark information. We have two Research and Instruction Librarians, located in Edinburg and Brownsville, who provide instruction on Information Property basics and how to search for Patents and Trademarks.
We are available by appointment to provide one-on-one or group instruction. Please contact us using our information below to set up an appointment.
PTRC Librarians
Edinburg Campus Library - Andrew Portner - 956-665-2877 - andrew.portner@utrgv.edu 
Brownsville Campus Library- Jesus Resendez - 956-882-7107 - jesus.resendez01@utrgv.edu

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Patent Public Search

https://www.uspto.gov/patents/search/patent-public-search

The Patent Public Search tool is a web-based patent search application that has two user-selectable modern interfaces that provide enhanced access to prior art. If you are new to patent searches, select Basic search to look for patents by keywords or common fields, such as inventor or publication number. Select Advanced search to use full query options as well as to further filter a patent search by database or organize documents through tagging.