INPI - a treasure trove of French inventions
Do you have French ancestors? Perhaps, somewhere in the archives, is a patent for something your ancestor invented.
INPI - Institut National de la Propriété Industrielle - France's National Institute of Industrial Property has just made a huge database of patents available for free public search. In its own words - mostly -
Do you have French ancestors? Perhaps, somewhere in the archives, is a patent for something your ancestor invented.
INPI - Institut National de la Propriété Industrielle - France's National Institute of Industrial Property has just made a huge database of patents available for free public search. In its own words - mostly -
INPI offers free access to a wealth of patents dating back to 1791.
Here you'll find detailed papers from the original records, from 1791 to 1871 including the corresponding images from 1791 to 1855 inclusive.
Eventually, the entire INPI heritage collection up to 1902 will be available.