The issuing of patents and trademarks to protect intellectual property is a right guaranteed in the Constitution of the United States. The Founding Fathers felt, and rightfully so, that for a great nation to prosper, the inventiveness and creativity of its most talented and enterprising citizens had to be protected. In fact, as stated in Article 1, Section 8, Paragraph 8, "The Congress shall have power: To promote the progress of science and useful arts, by securing for limited times to authors and inventors the exclusive right to their respective writings and discoveries;". This is an explicit right, not one that has been "insinuated" by over- zealous judges of the past. Therefore take advantage of one of our last Constitutional Rights that has not been too adulterated over the years.

The United States Patent and Trademark Office provides a complete listing of all patents online. Copies may be obtained at their website www.uspto.gov. Full text of the patents are available online from 1976 to the present. Prior to that, only patent numbers and classifications are available online. Then one must go to one of the many patent depository libraries around the country to review the Patent Gazette from the patent number and title to make a complete search for new inventions.