Please use the links provided below to freely search some patent databases and access patent information:

1) Espacenet  Free European Patent Office Patent Search Engine

2) Patentscope Free WIPO Patent Search Engine 

3) USPTO  Free USPTO Patent Search Engine 

4) Google Patent Free Google Patent Search Engine

5) APTMA Association of Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys (IRELAND)

6) CIPA Chartered Institute for Patent Attorneys (UK)

7) Small Business Can (Free Small Business Network)

8) BT Young Scientist Ireland (All Ireland Schools Inventor Competition)