The following is a detailed list of the Soviet Union intellectual property documentation held within the British Library IP collection. This list covers only material published during the USSR period: for earlier or later material see the Russia page or ask us about material from other former Soviet states.
Material on this list may only be available in Russian. We cannot translate items for you.
Intellectual Property stock locations
IP Open Access: Always available in the Business & IP Centre
IP Reserve South: In secure storage, can be delivered to the Centre in typically 1-3 hours
IP Reserve North: In secure storage, can be delivered to the Centre in 48+ hours. If a nine-digit number is shown under "location", these can be ordered for use in the Centre by registered readers through Explore the British Library. Please type the number into the Explore search box to rapidly retrieve the record.
IP Reserve Material cannot be ordered for same-day delivery after 16:00. Sometimes the service may not be available all day on Saturday due to staffing. Some Reserve Material may not be available at times due to stock movements. Please contact us before your visit to check.
| Title | Holdings | Format | Location |
Patent specifications | |||
| Granted (B and C specs): | 1924 - 1992 | CD/DVD | IP Reserve North |
| 153371 - 2001539 | Microform | IP Reserve North | |
| 1591001 - 1837642 | Paper | IP Reserve South | |
| 109000 - 1591000 | Paper | IP Reserve North (015268754) | |
| 56701 - 109000 | Microform | IP Reserve North | |
| 56867 - 99278 | Paper | IP Reserve North (015268754) | |
| 1917 (year) - 56800 | Paper | IP Reserve North (015268754) | |
Patent databases | |||
| Rospatent Search System (charged) | 1924 - 1994 | Online | |
| Register of Inventions (search by number only) | 1924 - 1994 | Online | |
Indexes and abstracts | |||
| Derwent Soviet Patents Abstract | |||
| A - M | 1988 - 1992 | Paper | IP Reserve South |
| P - Q | 1988 - 1992 | Paper | IP Reserve South |
| S - X | 1988 - 1992 | Paper | IP Reserve South |
| Derwent Soviet Inventions Illustrated | |||
| A - M | 1962 - 1988 | Paper | IP Reserve South |
| P - Q | 1962 - 1988 | Paper | IP Reserve South |
| S - X | 1962 - 1988 | Paper | IP Reserve South |
| Patents Journal Indexes (name and national classification, in Russian) | 1965 - 1992 | Paper | IP Reserve South |
| USSR Patents Subject List in IPC Classes | 1924 - 1969 | Paper | IP Reserve South |
| Classified Patent Lists (incomplete) | 1917 - 1954 | Paper | IP Reserve South |
Official Journals | |||
| Otkrytiya Izobreteniya | 1983 - 1992 | Paper | IP Reserve South |
| USSR Patents | July 1987 | Paper | IP Reserve South |
| Izobreteniya Promyshlennye Obraztsy Tovarnye Znaki | 1967 - 1982 | Paper | IP Reserve South |
| Byulleten' Izobretenií i Tovarnykh Znakov | 1963 - 1966 | Paper | IP Reserve South |
| Byulleten' Izobretenií | 1948 - 1949, 1957 - 1962 | Paper | IP Reserve South |
| Byulleten' Buro Posleduyschei Registratsii Izobretenií | 1939 - 1946 | Paper | IP Reserve South |
| Official Journal of Patents and Trade Marks | 1924 - 1938 | Paper | IP Reserve South |
| Official Bulletin of Patents and Inventions (in English) | 1961 - 1962 | Paper | IP Reserve South |
| Patents and Inventions Abstracts Journal (in English) | 1959 - 1960 | Paper | IP Reserve South |
Miscellaneous Patent Publications | |||
| Ukazatel' Klassov Izobretenií SSSR (classification details, volume 4 only) | Paper | IP Reserve South | |
| Patent Classification | 1965 | Paper | IP Reserve South |
| Index to classification | 1950 | Paper | IP Reserve South |
| Patentna Informetsua | 1989 | Paper | IP Reserve South |
Trade Marks | |||
| Designs and Trade Marks Journal | 1990 - 1992 | Paper | IP Reserve South |
| Promyshlennye Obraztsy Tovarnye Znaki | 1983 - 1989 | Paper | IP Reserve South |
| Trade Marks Journal | 1957 - 1962 | Paper | IP Reserve South |
| Index of Trade Marks | 1990 - 1992 | Paper | IP Reserve South |
