Company Research
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Business Source CompleteIndexing and full text for periodicals and news sources covering all aspects of business, including business, country economic reports, company profiles, market research reports, industry reports, and SWOT analyses.
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Nexis UniFind detailed company information and financial performance measures, or identify and compare companies matching specific criteria. Note: Select Company Dossier from the drop down menu at the top left.
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Mergent OnlineU.S. and international publicly-held company data and reports.
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International Directory of Company HistoriesThe International Directory of Company Histories provides information about the development of 4,550 of the world's largest and most influential companies.
Patent Resources
Patent Databases
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US Patent and Trademark Office Patent DatabaseFull text database of U.S. patents from 1976 to the present. Also includes patent number, date, and classification for patents 1790-1975.
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Google PatentsFull-text search of patents from the USPTO, EPO, JPO, SIPO, WIPO, DPMA, and CIPO.
Patent Search Tutorials
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7-Step U.S. Patent Search Strategy Guide (PDF)From the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). See also their Seven Step Strategy page.
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Patent Searching Tutorial (UM)This interactive guide from the University of Minnesota shows how to search in Google Patents and the USPTO database.