ABSTRACT
Mostpatentsearcheshaveseveralaspectsincommon.Withtheexception ofcertainrecordsdatabasesaccessiblebycomputer,eachinvolvesstudyingrecordsandpatentsavailableintheU.S.PatentOfficelocatedin Arlington,VirginiajustoutsideWashington,D.C.TheU.S.PatentOffice istheonlyplace,atthiswritingandinthiscountry,wherethepatents areclassifiedbysubjectmatterwithallpatentsofeachclassandsubclass beingconvenientlyavailableforpublicsearching.
