Patents and Intellectual Property

Patents

• Answer enquiries by telephone, fax, email and in person.
• Provide document supply and patent searching facilities.        
• Books and leaflets on applying for and preparing a patent and related subjects are available.
• Confidential advice at Patent Clinics by appointment.  These clinics provide an opportunity to discuss an invention with a patent agent and to have a computer search carried out on the subject of your invention.

Trademarks

• Trademarks and trade name searching facilities
• Books and leaflets on registering a trademark
• Directories for commercial searching
• World Metal Index for Information on trade names and grades of ferrous and non-ferrous metals

Designs

• Leaflets and books on registered designs
• Internet access for current design searching

Copyright

• Leaflets and books on legal aspects of copyright

Online Access

• NewsUK - provides access to a variety of national and local newspapers, including the Financial Times, The Guardian, The Daily Telegraph, The Times, Scotsman, and their Sunday equivalents.  Also a selection of regional newspapers including the Sheffield Star, Manchester Evening News and London Evening Standard.
• Use CREDOreference - A giant online reference library providing access to a selection of reference books, including business information.
• Use Oxford Reference Online - an online reference library providing access to a selection of reference books, including economics and business information
• Infotrac Custom Journals provide access to 50 online journals covering general interest, professional, academic and trade journals.
• Use our online Library Catalogue to search for books, renew and reserve items, and lots more.