Looking for historical patent data?

Here you find a collection of historical patent databases, datasets and other resources.

The Swedish Historical Patent Infrastructure

This database is an online search tool for patents granted in Sweden between 1746 and 1945. Click on the image to explore the database.

The Swedish Innovation Database

The database focuses on Swedish innovations and their historical development, compiling data on patents, technological advancements, and innovations from 1970 to 2021.

The French Historical Patent Database

The database includes patents issued in France from 1791 to 1901 as well as trademarks and trade names registered in France from 1857 to 1920.

Espacenet

The database was developed by the European Patent Office and the member states of the European Patent Organisations. Click on the image to explore the database.

Google Patents

It includes over 120 million patent publications from 100+ patent offices around the world and technical documents and books indexed in Google Scholar and Books.

The Spanish Historical Patents Database

This website provides access to large databases, geo-positioning tools, search systems for legislation and historical BOPIs, as well as the Virtual Museum of Industrial Property and its Exhibition Hall.

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Other patent datasets

Historical Patent Data Files for Academia and Researchers (1840 - 2014)

https://catalog.data.gov/dataset/historical-patent-data-files-for-academia-and-researchers-1840-2014

Mexico Patent Database [México patentes de invención] 1840-1910

https://curate.nd.edu/articles/dataset/Mexico_Patent_Database_M_xico_patentes_de_invenci_n_1840-1910/24827004

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