Esp@cenet Offers Full Patent Downloads in PDF Format

Thanks to Axel Horn at IPJUR for pointing out that The European Patent Office's
Esp@cenet worldwide patent database now offers full document downloading in PDF format for single patents. Just choose the "Mosaics" or "Original document" tabs and then click on the red "Save Full Document" link above the PDF viewerat the top of the page. You'll be prompted to complete a word verification screen in order to start the download.

For dowloading multiple patent documents, check out the resources described in Stephen Nipper's "Guide to Downloading Patent Copies on the Internet."