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Espacenet - patent search
Espacenet offers free access to tens of millions of patent documents worldwide. It contains information about inventions and technical developments from the 19th century right up to today.

Global Patent Index
GPI is an online tool that enables you to perform expert patent searches.
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European Publication Server
Free online access to all the European patent documents published by the EPO
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EP full-text search
This free-to-use online tool gives you access to European patent applications and granted patents.