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Patents and Trademarks

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UF Libraries are not a patent depository library.
Information provided on these patent and trademark pages is for general information purposes only. If you are seriously interested in obtaining a patent or trademark you should consult a patent attorney. Searches, especially keyword searches, are only preliminary and a patent attorney should be consulted for a thorough search.

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University of Florida Office of Technology Licensing UF faculty, staff and students needing patent information, working toward or applying for patents should consult this office.

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Related Intellectual Properties

Trade Names	Also called brand names, these are used by companies to identify their business. They are not protected as trademarks but are protected from infringement.
Trade Secrets	Process or formula with unique characteristics that is protected by keeping them secret.
Copyright	Protection for the expression of an idea, artistic work or intellectural work. See Library of Congress Copyright Office

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