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The USPTO maintains a permanent, interdisciplinary historical record of all U.S. patent applications in order to fulfill objectives outlined in the United States Constitution.^[3] The PTO's mission is to promote "industrial and technological progress in the United States and strengthen the national economy" by:

• Administering the laws relating to patents and trademarks;
• Advising the Secretary of Commerce, the President of the United States, and the administration on patent, trademark, and copyright protection; and
• Providing advice on the trade-related aspects of intellectual property.

Time-span: 1900 - present

Search the world’s leading scholarly journals, books, and proceedings in the sciences, social sciences, and arts and humanities and navigate the full citation network.

• All cited references for all publications are fully indexed and searchable.
• Search across all authors and all author affiliations.
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Time-span: Varies, 1998-present in most cases.

One of the largest and most authoritative collections of online journals, books, and research resources, covering life, health, social, and physical sciences.

WO Patents covers all patents filed with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). Accessible via the Engineering Village platform.