The keyword method will allow you to simple type a patent number into the address bar of Netscape/Mozilla and have the corresponding patent pop up.  This will NOT work with Internet Explorer or the earlier version of Netscape (V5 or before).  For a similar method that will achieve the same result, please click here and see the section on Internet Explorer.

This in my opinion is a bit more useful but it requires a little bit of manual setup.  I've tried to make this as easy as possible. 

First you have to bookmark the appropriate links so that they appear in your Mozilla bookmarks. 

Do this by rightclicking on the the following CIPO and USPTO links and selecting "Bookmark This Link"

CIPO-Patent Number

USPTO-Patent Number

  If you try and use these as regular bookmarks they won't work properly. 

The real power comes when you assign a keyword to these bookmarks.  To add the keyword, go into the Bookmarks Menu and Select "Manage Bookmarks".  Alternatively you can bring up the bookmarks menu by pressing Ctrl-B.

Find the USPTO bookmark you just added and rightclick it and select properties and then add the letters "us" to the keyword box.  Then press okay.

Do the same with the CIPO bookmark and use the keyword "ca".

That's it.  Now go to the address bar and type "us 1234567" or "ca 1234567" and watch the patent pop up.  Note that you have to enter in a space  between "us" and the patent number otherwise it won't work.