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List of U.S. Patent & Trademark Depository Libraries by State:
| Alabama | Alaska | Arkansas | California | Colorado | Connecticut | Delaware | District of Columbia | Florida | Georgia | Hawaii | Illinois | Indiana | Kansas | Kentucky | Louisiana | Maine | Maryland | Massachusetts | Michigan | Minnesota | Mississippi | Missouri | Montana | Nebraska | Nevada | New Hampshire | New Jersey | New Mexico | New York | North Carolina | North Dakota | Ohio | Oklahoma | Oregon | Pennsylvania | Puerto Rico | Rhode Island | South Carolina | South Dakota | Tennessee | Texas | Utah | Vermont | Virginia | Washington | West Virginia | Wisconsin | Wyoming |
This is the list of the 82 U.S. Patent Depository Libraries in the U.S. This list includes web page links that are deep-linked to the Patent Depository pages of each library, where possible, as well as the direct phone to the Patent Depository section.
Patent Depository libraries can provide you with one-on-one direct help with doing a preliminary patent search at the library. Please note that most Patent Depository Library libraries require that you schedule an appointment in advance.
Please note that there are a few states that do not have a Patent Depository Library. The list is updated as of October 2010.
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ALABAMA | ||
| City | Library Web Site | Telephone |
| Auburn | Ralph Brown Draughon Library,
Auburn University [Updated 10/10] |
(334) 844-1768 |
| Birmingham | Birmingham Public
Library [Updated 10/2010] |
(205) 226-3690 |
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ALASKA | ||
| City | Library Web Site | Telephone |
| Anchorage | Keith B. Mather Library, Geophysical Institute [Updated 10/2010] |
(907) 474-2636 |
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ARKANSAS | ||
| City | Library Web Site | Telephone |
| Little Rock | Arkansas State Library [Updated 10/2010] | 501-682-2053 |
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CALIFORNIA | ||
| City | Library Web Site | Telephone |
| Los Angeles | Los Angeles Public Library [Updated 10/2010] | (213) 228-7220 |
| Riverside | Orbach Science Library, University of California, Riverside [Updated 10/2010] |
(951) 827-3316 |
| Sacramento | California
State Library Information Resources and Government Publications reading room of the California State Library, in Room 301 of the Stanley Mosk Library and Courts Building [Updated 10/2010] |
(916) 654-0261 |
| San Diego | San Diego Public Library - Science and Industry Section [Updated 10/2010] |
(619) 236-5813 |
| San Francisco | San
Francisco Public Library- Brooks Walker Patent and Trademark Center, part of Government Information Center [Updated 10/2010] |
(415) 557-4500 |
| Sunnyvale | Sunnyvale Public Library, Patents and Trademarks [Updated 10/2010] |
(408) 730-7300 |
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COLORADO | ||
| City | Library Web Site | Telephone |
| Denver | Denver Public Library [Updated 10/2010] |
720-865-1363 |
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CONNECTICUT | ||
| City | Library Web Site | Telephone |
| Fairfield | Ryan-Matura Library, Sacred Heart University [Updated 10/2010] | 203-365-4818 |
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DELAWARE | ||
| City | Library Web Site | Telephone |
| Newark | University of
Delaware Library, Reference Department
Morris Library, Room 117F [Updated 10/2010] |
(302) 831-6230 |
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DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA | ||
| City | Library Web Site | Telephone |
| Washington | Founders
Library, Howard University, Reference Room [Updated 10/2010] |
(202) 806-7252 |
Florida
FLORIDA | ||
| City | Library Web Site | Telephone |
| Ft. Lauderdale | Broward County Main Library [Updated 10/2010] |
(954) 357-7444 |
| Miami | Miami-Dade
Public Library [Updated 10/2010] |
(305) 375-5231 |
| Orlando | University of Central Florida Libraries, Research and Information Desk is on the entry (2nd) floor [Updated 10/2010] |
(407) 823-2562 |
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GEORGIA | ||
| City | Library Web Site | Telephone |
| Atlanta | Georgia Institute of Technology, Library and Information Center [Updated 10/2010] |
(404)385-7185 |
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HAWAII | ||
| City | Library Web Site | Telephone |
| Honolulu | Hawaii State Library [Updated 10/2010] |
(808) 586-3477 |
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ILLINOIS | ||
| City | Library Web Site | Telephone |
| Chicago | Chicago Public Library, Intellectual Property Resources Harold Washington Library Center, Business, Science, and Technology Division [Updated 10/2010] |
(312) 747-4450 |
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INDIANA | ||
| City | Library Web Site | Telephone |
| Indianapolis | Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library [Updated 10/2010] |
317 275-4100 |
| West Lafayette | Siegesmund Engineering Library, Purdue
University [Updated 10/2010] |
(765) 494-2872 |
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KANSAS | ||
| City | Library Web Site | Telephone |
| Wichita | Ablah Library, Wichita State
University [Updated 10/2010] |
(316) 978-5130 |
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KENTUCKY | ||
| City | Library Web Site | Telephone |
| Louisville | Louisville Free Public Library MIS2/Patent and Trademarks [Updated 10/2010] |
(502) 574-1617 |
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LOUISIANA | ||
| City | Library Web Site | Telephone |
| Baton Rouge | Troy H. Middleton Library,
Louisiana State University [Updated 10/2010] |
(225) 578-4680 |
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MAINE | ||
| City | Library Web Site | Telephone |
| Orono | Raymond H. Fogler Library,
University of Maine, Science and Engineering Center [Updated 10/2010] |
(207) 581-1678 |
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MARYLAND | ||
| City | Library Web Site | Telephone |
| Baltimore | Engineering and Physical
Sciences Library, University of Maryland [Updated 10/2010] |
(410) 837-4559 |
| College Park | Engineering and Physical
Sciences Library, University of Maryland [Updated 10/2010] |
(301) 405-9152 |
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MASSACHUSETTS | ||
| City | Library Web Site | Telephone |
| Amherst | Physical Sciences and Engineering Library, University of Massachusetts | 413 545-1370 |
| Boston | Boston Public Library | 617 536-5400 Ext. 265 |
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MICHIGAN | ||
| City | Library Web Site | Telephone |
| Ann Arbor | Media Union Library, The University of Michigan | 734 647-5735 |
| Big Rapids | Abigail S. Timme Library, Ferris State University | 616 592-3602 |
| Detroit | Great Lakes Patent and Trademark Center, Detroit Public Library | 313 833-3379 |
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MINNESOTA | ||
| City | Library Web Site | Telephone |
| Minneapolis | Minneapolis Public Library & Information Center | 612 630-6120 |
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MISSISSIPPI | ||
| City | Library Web Site | Telephone |
| Jackson | Mississippi Library Commission | 601 961-4111 |
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MISSOURI | ||
| City | Library Web Site | Telephone |
| Kansas City | Linda Hall Library | 816 363-4600 |
| St. Louis | St. Louis Public Library | 314 241-2288, Ext. 390 |
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MONTANA | ||
| City | Library Web Site | Telephone |
| Butte | Montana Tech of the University of Montana Library | 406 496-4281 |
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NEBRASKA | ||
| City | Library Web Site | Telephone |
| Lincoln | Engineering Library, Nebraska Hall, 2nd Floor West | 402 472-3411 |
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NEVADA | ||
| City | Library Web Site | Telephone |
| Reno | University Library, University of Nevada-Reno | 775 784-6500, Ext. 257 |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE | ||
| City | Library Web Site | Telephone |
| Concord | New Hampshire State Library | 603 271-2239 |
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NEW JERSEY | ||
| City | Library Web Site | Telephone |
| Newark | Newark Public Library | 973 733-7779 |
| Piscataway | Library of Science and Medicine, Rutgers University | 732 445-2895 |
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NEW MEXICO | ||
| City | Library Web Site | Telephone |
| Albuquerque | Centennial Science and Engineering Library, The University of New Mexico | 505 277-4412 |
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NEW YORK | ||
| City | Library Web Site | Telephone |
| Albany | New York State Library, Science, Industry and Business Library | 518 474-5355 |
| Buffalo | Buffalo and Erie County Public Library | 716 858-7101 |
| New York | Science, Industry and Business Library | 212 592-7000 |
| Stony Brook | Engineering Library, State University of New York | 516 632-7148 |
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NORTH CAROLINA | ||
| City | Library Web Site | Telephone |
| Raleigh | D. H. Hill Library, North Carolina State University | 919 515-2935 |
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NORTH DAKOTA | ||
| City | Library Web Site | Telephone |
| Grand Forks | Chester Fritz Library, University of North Dakota | 701 777-4888 |
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OHIO | ||
| City | Library Web Site | Telephone |
| Akron | Akron-Summit County Public Library | 330 643-9075 |
| Cincinnati | The Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County | 513 369-6971 |
| Cleveland | Cleveland Public Library | 216 623-2870 |
| Columbus | Ohio State University Libraries | 614 292-6175 |
| Toledo | Toledo/Lucas County Public Library | 419 259-5212 |
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OKLAHOMA | ||
| City | Library Web Site | Telephone |
| Stillwater: | Oklahoma State University | 405 744-7086 |
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OREGON | ||
| City | Library Web Site | Telephone |
| Portland | Paul L. Boley Law Library, Lewis & Clark College | 503 768-6786 |
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PENNSYLVANIA | ||
| City | Library Web Site | Telephone |
| Philadelphia | The Free Library of Philadelphia | 215 686-5331 |
| Pittsburgh | The Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, References Services [Updated 10/2010] |
(412) 622-3114 |
| University Park | Pattee Library - C207, Pennsylvania State University | 814 865-4861 |
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PUERTO RICO | ||
| City | Library Web Site | Telephone |
| Mayagüez | General Library, University of Puerto Rico | 787 832-4040, ext. 2022 |
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RHODE ISLAND | ||
| City | Library Web Site | Telephone |
| Providence | Providence Public Library | 401 455-8027 |
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SOUTH CAROLINA | ||
| City | Library Web Site | Telephone |
| Clemson | R. M. Cooper Library, Clemson University | 864 656-3024 |
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SOUTH DAKOTA | ||
| City | Library Web Site | Telephone |
| Rapid City | Devereaux Library, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology | 605 394-1275 |
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TENNESSEE | ||
| City | Library Web Site | Telephone |
| Memphis | Memphis & Shelby County Public Library, and Information Center | 901 725-8877 |
| Nashville | Stevenson Science and Engineering Library, Vanderbilt University | 615 322-2717 |
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TEXAS | ||
| City | Library Web Site | Telephone |
| Austin | McKinney Engineering Library, The University of Texas at Austin | 512 495-4500 |
| College Station | Sterling C. Evans Library, Texas A&M University | 409 845-5745 |
| Dallas | Dallas Public Library | 214 670-1468 |
| Houston | Fondren Library, Rice University | 713-348-5483 |
| Houston | Texas A & M University’s Tip2 (Texas Intellectual Property Partnership) | 979-458-1819 |
| Lubbock | Texas Tech University | 806 742-2282 |
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UTAH | ||
| City | Library Web Site | Telephone |
| Salt Lake City | Marriott Library, University of Utah | 801 581-8394 |
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VERMONT | ||
| City | Library Web Site | Telephone |
| Burlington | Bailey/Howe Library, University of Vermont | 802-656-2542 |
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VIRGINIA | ||
| City | Library Web Site | Telephone |
| Richmond | James Branch Cabell Library, Virginia Commonwealth University | 804 828-1104 |
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WASHINGTON | ||
| City | Library Web Site | Telephone |
| Seattle | Engineering Library, University of Washington | 206 543-0740 |
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WEST VIRGINIA | ||
| City | Library Web Site | Telephone |
| Morgantown | Evansdale Library, West Virginia
University [Updated 10/2010] |
(304) 293-9758 |
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WISCONSIN | ||
| City | Library Web Site | Telephone |
| Madison | Kurt F. Wendt Library, University of Wisconsin-Madison | 608 262-6845 |
| Milwaukee | Milwaukee Public Library | 414 286-3051 |
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WYOMING | ||
| City | Library Web Site | Telephone |
| Cheyenne | Wyoming State Library [Updated 10/2010] |
(307) 777-7281 |
Data Source: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
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