The Ferris Library for Information, Technology and Education (FLITE) is a federally
designated Patent and Trademark Resource Center (PTRC). Other PTRCs in Michigan are
at the University of Michigan Engineering Library, the Detroit Public Library, and
Michigan Technological University. Please note that while the Patents & Trademarks
Librarian can provide training on how to effectively use the patent and trademark
search tools, he cannot conduct the actual search, interpret patent and trademark
laws, express any opinion on the patentability of a particular invention, or suggest
appropriate application forms.
Contact Paul Kammerdiner, the Patents & Trademarks Librarian, to make an appointment. Questions via phone
or email are also welcome.
Information & Resources
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The patent librarian and other staff members are strictly prohibited from interpreting
intellectual property law (patents, trademarks, copyright, etc.), offering legal advice
or opinions, performing patent searches for users, or providing advice on how to file
a patent or trademark application. Users shall not infer from any assistance provided
by the patent librarian or any other staff member any conclusion concerning the patentability
of any invention or design or the validity of any trademark.
Furthermore, the patent librarian or any other staff member is not permitted to provide
opinions on the effectiveness of a searcher's efforts to identify a field of search,
nor may give advice or opinion pertaining to the specifics of the technology the searcher
is examining.
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