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Tutorials

Canadian Intellectual Property Office Tutorial — Your patent application
This tutorial will help you write your patent application and will give you general information about patents and the patent process in Canada.
MIT TechTV tutorial: Patent Searching Basics
How to Conduct a Preliminary US Patent Search
USTPO step by step strategy tutorial
USTPO Inventor & Entrepreneur Resources
EPO - Online training
Online tutorials, podcasts and lectures on patents and the European patent system.
WIPO e-Tutorial on Using and Exploiting Patent Information
WIPO has produced a free, interactive e-tutorial on how to use and exploit patent information.
Intellectual Property Basics (University of Michigan)
A series of short videos designed to guide entrepreneurs through the important concepts of intellectual property during their startup. The series of 3-5 minute videos cover over 60 topics, including patents, copyrights, trademarks and trade secrets.

WIPO Intellectual Property Statistics
Includes statistical reports on worldwide intellectual property activity and country profiles.
OECD Patents by technology (StatExtracts)
The OECD's Directorate for Science, Technology and Industry has developed patent data and indicators that are suitable for statistical analysis and that can help addressing S&T policy issues.
USPTO General Statistics Report
The Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT) periodically issues general statistics and miscellaneous reports that profile patenting activity at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).