Patents and standards readings

Readings: patents 

About Patents and Patent Searching http://www.patscan.ca/ 

Canadian Patent Searching https://web.archive.org/web/20050511142744/http://vrl.tpl.toronto.on.ca/helpfile/bu_c0012.html 
A brief guide to sources of information on Canadian patent searching compiled by Toronto Public Library. Last updated: July 23, 2003. 

Canadian Intellectual Property Office: A Guide to Patents http://www.cipo.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/cipointernet-internetopic.nsf/eng/h_wr03652.html 

Canadian Patents Database: Help: FAQ http://brevets-patents.ic.gc.ca/opic-cipo/cpd/eng/help/faq/help_faq_content.html

*Patents https://web.archive.org/web/20090623155530/http://www.patentable.com/practice_patents.htm
Information on patents from a firm of Canadian lawyers specializing in intellectual property. 

United States Patent Searching https://web.archive.org/web/20040915231608/http://vrl.tpl.toronto.on.ca/helpfile/bu_u0003.html

A brief guide to sources of information on United States patent searching compiled by Toronto Public Library. Last updated: July 22, 2003. Online sources for patents Canadian Intellectual Property Office http://www.cipo.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/cipointernet-internetopic.nsf/eng/home

Patents https://web.archive.org/web/20030626150910/http://www.umanitoba.ca/libraries/units/engineering/patents.html Links compiled by the D. W. Craik Engineering Library at the U of M. 

E-Reference for: Patents/Trade-marks http://ereference.uwaterloo.ca/display.cfm?categoryID=19&catHeading=Patents%20/%20Trade-marks
Provides links to databases for Canadian and U.S. patents and trade-marks, worldwide patents and patents in specialized areas. Compiled by University of Waterloo Library. 

Internet Resources for Patents https://web.archive.org/web/20100609202829/http://www2.lib.udel.edu/subj/patents/internet.htm
Subject guide from University of Delaware Library. 

Readings: standards
*Canadian Standards Association. Frequently Asked Questions. Why Standards Matter http://www.csagroup.org/ca/en/services/codes-and-standards?language=ENGLISH 

National Standards Development https://web.archive.org/web/20060118074518/http://www.scc.ca/en/programs/standards/ntlstandards.shtml

*Standards Council of Canada. Standards http://www.scc.ca/en/standards 

Standards Council of Canada. Frequently Asked Questions http://www.scc.ca/en/help/faqs Online sources for standards 

Standards https://web.archive.org/web/20030626152958/http://www.umanitoba.ca/libraries/units/engineering/standards.html
Links compiled by the D. W. Craik Engineering Library at the U of M. 

E-Reference for Standards/Codes http://ereference.uwaterloo.ca/display.cfm?categoryID=22&catHeading=Standards%20%20Codes 
Provides links to central standards agencies, specialized societies that also write standards, and other collections of links. Compiled by the University of Waterloo. 

Standards & Specifications Written By Scholarly Societies http://www.lib.uwaterloo.ca/society/standards.html 
Provides links to the homepages of scholarly and professional organizations and their standards and specifications, for when you already know which organization developed the standard being sought.

Standards
https://library.cf.ryerson.ca/guides/view/?guide=701 
Research guide from Ryerson University Library. 

Standards and Codes 
http://guides.library.utoronto.ca/standardsandcodes 
Guide from Engineering and Computer Science Library, University of Toronto