Answered By: Anna Xiong
Last Updated: Oct 15, 2020     Views: 198

Fondren Library is a designated Patent and Trademark Resource Center (PTRC). PTRC staff at Kelley Center for Government Information, Data, and Geospatial Services is well trained to provide patent and trademark service. 

Location: Basement, Kelley Center for Government information, Data, and Geospatial Services. Fondren Library. Rice University.   

PTRC staff can:

     - Direct you to patent and trademark information.

     - Provide instruction on search process.

PTRC staff cannot conduct patent or trademark search for you.

PTRC staff is not attorney and cannot provide legal advice. 

Please visit the USPTO for legal assistance and resources.

Please check Fondren Library's event calendar for the next scheduled patent searching class (free).

OR, call for an appointment at 713-348-5483 and/or email govhelp@rice.edu.

Please explore the patent, trademark, copyright research guide.