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Note: Access available from the Middleton Library Text Lab. Password required. For use of this database, inquire at the reference desk

PubWest (Public Web-based Examiner's Search Tool) contains the U.S. Patents Full-Text Database, U.S. Pre-grant Publication Full-Text Database, U.S. OCR Full-Text Database, EPO Abstracts Database, and JPO Abstracts Database. Users can search by proximity operators (near, adj, same, with) or field codes. The Search Results screen can be displayed in multiple ways, Hit List, KWIC, Side by Side Text Display, Document Text, and Images. One can also view and edit their Search History and create Collections of patents.

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