Patent Information
United States Patent and Trademark Office — Everything here is in the public domain and is full-text searchable from 1976 to today. Several full-page image searches are available for granted patents back to 1790. Free
Search for patent attorneys registered to practice before the USPTO — Free
Patent Lens — An independent patent database from CAMBIA, an Australian non-profit institute. It includes guides and tutorials as well as a searchable database of patents from the U.S., Europe and Australia, all in one place. Fulltext is available for most patents. Free
European Patent Office — The European Patent Organisation and the national offices of its member states. Search and view full text patent applications. Includes Japanese patents. Free
Dialog Intellectual Property Databases — Patent information from 60 countries, business process patents, patent litigation information. It includes INPADOC, LitAlert, Derwent, IMSWorld, CLAIMS, WIPT/PCT Patents Fulltext and U.S. Patents Fulltext. $
MicroPatent — Offers searchable access to the full-text patent databases of the United States, Europe, PCT (WIPO) and Japan. Access is also available for the world’s largest digital collection of 33+ million patents that can be downloaded to your PC or printer in PDF for a very low fee. $
Licenses
To obtain state-issued licenses, permits and other authorizations necessary to operate a business in North Carolina, contact the Department of Commerce's Business ServiCenter
Phone: 800-228-8443 (toll-free in state); 919-715-2864 from outside N.C.
Licensing & Royalty Rates
Pharmalicensing — A tool for pharmaceutical and biotechnology licensing executives. This site allows you to promote your company and technologies to the global licensing community. Free and $
Pharmaventures — A consultancy assisting pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies with business development. Register for a fee. The library subscribes to their PharmaDeals Agreements database, which includes financial information for many of the 28,000 deals listed. Library $
Recombinant Capital — This consulting firm provides searchable databases of strategic activities of biotechnology firms, licensing and royalty information. Subscription is required. $
Royalty Rates for Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology, Sixth edition. Available for use in the library.
Pharmaceutical Licensing Strategies. By Steven Seget. Business Insights Ltd., 2006. Available for use in the library.
Windhover’s Pharmaceutical Strategic Alliances, Annual. Licensing agreements, 1999-2006 (print edition was discontinued after 2006). Available for use in library.
Regulations
Plant agriculture
North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Plant Industry Division
1060 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699
Phone: 919-733-3933
Fax: 919-733-1041
Environment
Department of Environment, Health and Natural Resources
P. O. Box 27687
Raleigh, NC 27611
Phone: 919-715-4140
Fax: 919-715-3060
Animal agriculture
North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Veterinary Division
1030 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699
Phone: 919-733-7601
Fax: 919-733-6431