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Oxford University Innovation can provide advice and further information to researchers thinking about patenting their research.
"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:
Try searching the following resources to find patents (hover over each link for more information):
The RSL subscribes to two major sources of standards. IEEE Xplore Digital Library also includes IEEE conference proceedings, journal articles, and other technical information:
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In some cases, you may need to contact your IT department to install the plugin. Further information is on the British Standards website.