If you’re on this side of the IP fence, theres a new online patent search tool:
I haven’t tested it yet, but it’s free and has features that the USPTO and Google Patents lacks: saved searches, saved workspaces, category searches, etc. Now all you patent students have plans for a Friday night.
[HT: Patently-O]

Hi Dustin – thanks for the mention! Try us out as soon as you get a chance and let us know what you think! We’d love to hear from all of those patent students, too.
http://www.archpatent.com/home.htm