Patent and Trademark Resources
Arizona State Library, Archives & Records COVID-19 Response – Temporarily suspending all in-person services, while maintaining our statutory responsibilities
- Our number one goal is to keep the public and our employees safe
- The situation related to COVID-19 is rapidly developing, as is the response from this office and the state. Please check back regularly for updates
- We are committed to providing continuity of services while reducing exposure risks
- In-person trainings for ALL divisions are on hold until further notice. Divisions will hold trainings by webinar as needed.
- Department staff will attend community meetings virtually or by phone, when available.
- Services impacted:
- In-person Patent and Trademark Resource Center consultations
- In-person retrieval and immediate checkout of materials to patrons of Arizona Talking Book Library
- Walk-in reference service for Archives & the Research Library
- Ask a Question - online reference service
- Digital Arizona Library, including statewide electronic resources
- Records retention schedules assistance
- Arizona Talking Book Library requests and link to downloads
- Tools and resources for library staff
- Online continuing education for library staff
- Consulting for library staff on grants, electronic resources, digital inclusion efforts, Public Library Survey and all library services
- Communications channel for County Librarians
- E-rate Services offered online and by phone
- Arizona Capitol Museum Giftshop orders can still be placed online
- Arizona Capitol Museum collections can be viewed online through the Arizona Memory Project and Google Cultural Institute
- Arizona Capitol Museum staff can respond to email and phone call inquiries.
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The State of Arizona Research Library is a Patent and Trademark Resource Center, one of about 80 designated by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
Plan Your Visit
- U.S. Patent and Trademark Office publications and guides
- “How to” patent and trademark guidebooks
- Instruction in doing a preliminary patent or trademark search
- Legal Periodicals
- Access to PubWEST and PubEAST patent databases - WEST stands for Web-based Examiner’s Search Tool, an internal U.S. Patent and Trademark Office database for use by USPTO patent examiners. PubWEST is the public version of WEST offered only in the Public Search Facility and Patent and Trademark Depository Libraries. EAST stands for Examiner Assisted Search Tool, a newer, faster interface. [ONLY AVAILABLE WITHIN THE RESEARCH LIBRARY]
Online
Visit our LibGuide for instruction on patent research and the services offered by our PTRC.
The Arizona State Library and Archives’ Guide to Patents
Patent searching - USPTO
Trademark/Trade name searching
