Arizona's Patent and Trademark Resource Center (PTRC): Patents

The State of Arizona Research Library is a designated Patent and Trademark Resource Center by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). PTRCs are a nationwide network of public, state and academic libraries that are designated by the USPTO to disseminate patent and trademark information and to support the diverse intellectual property needs of the public.

The State of Arizona Research Library is the only PTRC in Arizona, and one of about eighty in the United States. View PTRC locations by state on the USPTO's site.

The PTRC offers phone, email, and virtual consultations to:

• Orient you to basic patent and trademark information, including types of patents and patent applications
• Direct you to information and explain the application process and fee schedule
• Demonstrate how to use search tools to conduct a patent or trademark search
• Show you a directory of local patent attorneys who are licensed to practice before the USPTO
• Offer assistance on how to do historical research on patents and trademarks
• Provide access to printed color plant patents

We've compiled information to assist you in learning more about patents and trademarks:

Arizona's Patent and Trademark Resource Center: Patents

Arizona's Patent and Trademark Resource Center:Trademarks

The PTRC presents to libraries, small business development centers, and inventor/entrepreneur groups on a variety of topics.

To schedule a consultation or presentation, please submit your request using our online form or call 602-926-3870.

Our PTRC receives online copies of WIPO magazine. You can view the online copies of WIPO here.

Our PTRC has a small selection of patent-related books. View the holdings in our online catalog. The books do not circulate, but you can make an appointment to view any of them in our Reading Room by completing this request form.

View the most recent 52 weekly issues of the Official Gazette for Patents here. It is published every Tuesday. You can browse by classification code or type of patent. All issues published since July 2, 2002 can be downloaded from the USPTO Open Data Portal.

View the most recent issues of the Trademark Official Gazette here. It is published each Tuesday and contains bibliographic information and a representative drawing for each mark published, along with a list of cancelled and renewed registrations. Archived issues from 2001 - 2020 can be viewed here.

Our PTRC has print copies of full-color plant patents for recent years.

We are librarians, not lawyers, and are not able to provide legal advice or opinion, conduct specific patent searches, advise on the patentability of your invention, or help fill in any application forms.

References to particular products, patents, trademarks, service marks, services, companies and/or organizations in this LibGuide are for illustrative and educational purposes only and do not constitute or imply endorsement.