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Patents and Trademarks

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The U.S. Government grants a patent to an inventor "to exclude others from making, using, offering for sale, or selling the invention throughout the United States or importing the invention into the United States."

A trademark is a word, phrase, symbol or design, or combination of words, phrases, symbols or designs, which identifies the source of goods or services of one party from those of another.

The Engineering and Physical Sciences Library (EPSL) at the University of Maryland is a designated U.S. Patent and Trademark Depository Library (PTDL). This is a selective guide to available library resources on patents and trademarks.

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EPSL Information

• Hours

  For patent and trademark assistance, visit or contact the library during Information Desk Hours. For an in depth consultation, contact Jim Miller or Bob Kackley (contact information above) to set up an appointment.

• Location


• Interlibrary loan (ILL)

Patent copies and delivery times may be cheaper and faster from the U.S. Patent office. Compare ILL policies and prices with prices and delivery options at the USPTO.

• Printing and Photocopying