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Research Guide for Physics: Patents and Standards

Subjects: Patents, Physics

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For more information about searching for patents, please see the following guide:

Need Advice?

Oxford University Innovation can provide advice and further information to researchers thinking about patenting their research.

What is a Patent?

"A patent is an exclusive right granted for an invention, which is a product or a process that provides, in general, a new way of doing something, or offers a new technical solution to a problem.  In order to be patentable, the invention must fulfill certain conditions." (WIPO, 2013) To learn more about patents, see the following links:

Key Patents resources

Try searching the following resources to find patents (hover over each link for more information):

Key Standards resources

The RSL subscribes to two major sources of standards. IEEE Xplore Digital Library also includes IEEE conference proceedings, journal articles, and other technical information:

Remote access to BSOL

Use the IT Services VPN Service to access British Standards Online when off-campus or when connected to Eduroam  [Please note: you don't need VPN when connected to the Bodleian Libraries wifi]