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Do you think you have a noble idea worth patenting?  Whether it is a new recipe for cooking stew or a new banking scheme that will save the world economy – before publishing it with claims of ownership, it is a a good idea to check if that idea is already owned or patented by someone else. There are couple of websites you can search for patents.

To search for patents using Google’s patent search engine which is now on its beta stage, go to the following site: http://www.google.com/patents

esp@cenet Searchable database of UK, European and world-wide patents. In addition, images of the paper publications are available back to 1920 for the most UK, US, EPO, WIPO, France, Germany and Switzerland. Compiled and maintained by The European Patent Office.

Patents.com provides the most comprehensive worldwide source of patent data – to include 450 million searchable indexed patent pages available in 15 native languages. It is a source for patent data and analytic tools and a hosted community platform enabling users to connect to generate business opportunities, including the licensing and sale of intellectual property.