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Our patent image archives include US, EPO, WIPO, British, French, German, Japanese, and Swiss patents. The patents are distributed in the hyper-compressed CPC format, which averages only 1/6th the size of the legacy TIFF or PDF files used by other services. This means that the images download 6 times faster. And, all of the patent pages are distributed in a single file. This means you can print, copy, or email the entire document with a single command.
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Alternatively, the EPO offers free access to all US utility patents issued since 1920. The patents are distributed as single-page PDF files. Non-utility patents are not available.