Standards and patents
Standards in full text
The library has concluded a contract with the German Institute for Standardization (DIN) which enables all university members to use the digitized German standards in full text.
DIN standards/VDI guidelines, DIN-ISO, DIN-EN-ISO (current DIN standards and VDI guidelines including draft standards, preliminary standards, supplementary sheets and withdrawn DIN standards) can be found in the
Draft standards can also be viewed in the DIN draft standards portal.
For example, you can search for VDE standards, DVGW and DWA documents in Nautos. However, their full texts are licensed in separate databases:
- VDE Standards Library (No printing, saving possible, continuous text only)
- DVGW regulations online plus, part water
- DWA regulations online
In the database
you can find a few ISO/IEC/IEEE standards in full text by restricting the search to "Standards".
A list of freely accessible ISO/IEC standards can be found under Publicly Available Standards
Important institutions in the field of standardization & patents
German Institute for Standardization (DIN)
All about DIN and its services
German Patent and Trade Mark Office (DPMA)
Central authority in the field of industrial property protection in Germany. The office has the legal mandate to grant and administer industrial property rights and to inform the public about existing industrial property rights with effect in Germany.
European Patent Office
Information on the organization of the patent system in Europe, search links, forms and information sheets; links to patent information centers in Europe
United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
Homepage of the US Patent and Trademark Office with comprehensive information on patents and trademarks, including search options
German Electrotechnical Commission (DKE)
The DKE, an organ of DIN and VDE, is responsible for the development of standards and safety regulations in the field of electrical engineering as a whole.
International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
Everything about ISO, including a search in the ISO catalogue
American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
The US institution for norms and standards
International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC)
International Electrotechnical Commission, the organization for norms and standards in the entire field of electrical engineering.
SAI Global
SAI Global distributes technical standards worldwide in printed and electronic form (DIN, ISO, BSI, ASTM, NFPA, API, IEC, ASME, etc.) The SAI Global Store offers free research and access to abstracts. (Ordering standards requires registration and is subject to a fee).