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USEFUL INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY (IP) LINKS
1. United States Government Agencies
United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) in Arlington, Virginia, click here
Table of
Contents
1.
United States Government Agencies
2. International
Government Agencies
3. International
Organizations
4. Selected
Foreign Country Patent Offices
5. United States
Organizations
6. Intellectual
Property Databases
7. Inventor
Fraud Protection
8. Intellectual
Property Publications
9. Trademark
Specific
10. Copyright
Specific
11. Electronic
Commerce Specific
12. Education
and Research Specific
13. Basic
Intellectual Property Law Information
14. Inventors
Resources and Contacts
15. Law and Courts
16. Technology Licensing
17. General Business
18. Product Liability
19. Marketing Support
20. Finding Capital
21. Manufacturing Resources
2. International Government Agencies
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in Geneva, Switzerland and New
York, New York, click here.
A branch of the United Nations, WIPO primarily creates and administers
international treaties for the protection of intellectual property.
The Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) is probably the best-known treaty
that allows for a patent applicant to simultaneously file and start prosecution
in an administrative sense internationally while preserving foreign filing
rights in PCT member countries, of which there are over 180 in number currently,
for approximately 30 months after the first patent application file date.
For foreign patent filing, the PCT is usually
the first choice when greater than two foreign countries are desired.
WIPO is also involved with international treaties concerning copyrights,
trademarks, electronic commerce, arbitration, and private dispute settlements.
European Patent Institute
(epi) in Munich Germany, click here.
An organization representing European Patent Attorneys that distributes
information on the European Patenting system, EPO qualifying exams, and various
others issues related to the practice of European Patent Law.
3. International Organizations
Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights, and Designs are granted for Canada.
Application information and office procedures are available.
Search capabilities exist for over 75 years of Canadian patents and
trademarks.
Australian Patent Office in Sydney Australia, click
here
Patents, Designs, and Trademarks are granted for Australia. Application
information, forms, and other general intellectual property information is
available.
Swedish Patent and Registration Office in Stockholm, Sweden, click
here
Patent and trademark information for Sweden with information available on
searches, procedures, and resources.
Japanese Patent Office (JPO) in
Tokyo, Japan, click here.
Patents, Trademarks, Designs, and Utility Models are granted for Japan with
information relating to applications, and links to Asian intellectual property
Websites.
Brazilian Industrial Property Office in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, click
here.
Patents, Trademarks, Designs, are granted with information on various office
procedures.
5. United States Organizations
Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO) in Washington D.C.,
click here
An organization of intellectual property owners in Corporations and Small
Businesses and related entities to promote issues in intellectual property of
particular interest to the owners of patents, copyrights, trademarks, and
related items.
Rocky Mountain Inventors and Entrepreneurs Association (RMIA) in Denver,
Colorado, click here.
An organization dedicated to supporting and educating inventors from idea
conception to commercialization.
Meetings, conferences, and roundtable discussions are held frequently to
exchange information among inventors and related service providers.
6. Intellectual Property Databases
Google Patents, click
here
Google has an excellent graphical interface for patent searching that is based
upon the previously described USPTO website, Google has easy patent to PDF file
conversion for convenient saving and organizing of bookmarked patent search
results.
7. Inventor Fraud Protection
National Inventor Fraud Center, Inc. in Fargo, North Dakota, click
here.
A clearinghouse of information for inventors to be aware of to make informed
decisions about using inventor’s services.
This Website contains checklists of questions to ask a service provider
prior to using their services and shares prior inventors experiences both good
and bad.
8. Intellectual Property Publications
9. Trademark Specific
International Trademark Association in New York, New York, click
here.
An organization of trademark owners to exchange information and educate others
on the use and promotion of trademarks to strengthen businesses.
10. Copyright Specific
Stanford University in Stanford, CA, click
here
Extensive information on copyright law and further links to copyright related
sites. Also information on copyright permission issues and exceptions.
The Internet Corporation for Assigned
Names and Numbers (ICANN), click here
Administers domain name disputes, allocation, and related policy.
12. Education and Research Specific
Association of University Technology
Managers, click here
A support and education group for individuals who obtain and manage intellectual
property from university research, non-profits, and teaching hospitals.
13. Basic Intellectual Property Law Information
Franklin Pierce Law Center in Concord,
NH, click here
The "IP Mall" offer a large selection of intellectual property related
information from cases to treatises, to a large number of IP related links for
IP research in a number of areas.
Patent Caf'e, click
here
A resource primarily dedicated to "semantic" searchingfor patents and
punblications prior art, wherein the word association search engine uses
expanded semantic meanings for key words to expand the accuracy of the searching
process.
Thomas Register, click
here
This site is a great reference for finding companies and products.
Inventors Hall of Fame, click
here
Bios of famous inventors whose products are well known and who made significant
contributions to society.
Find Law, click
here
A general law search website that is a good starting point for your legal
research.
United States Court
of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC), click
here
This court has jurisdiction over patent case appeals from United States District
Courts and from the United States Patent and Trademark Office Board of Appeals
and Interferences (BPAI). Court opinions are listed and are site searchable
through Google site search.
Lawyers. com, click
here
A good resource for lawyer searching and for basic legal questions.
Licensing Executives Society (LES),
click here
A licensing professional organization involved on the advancement of technology
transfer, thus being a great resource on all aspects of technology licensing.
Small Business Administration (SBA),
click here
Support for all aspects of starting and running a small business are covered,
with resources, services, and tools available.
Service Core of Retired Executives
(SCORE), click here
In cooperation with the Small Business Administration (SBA), SCORE assists
entrepreneurs in developing their businesses by using experienced retired
business people as consultants.
Consumer Product Safety Commission
(CPSC), click here
A wealth of data on product defects, safety, and injury issues.
GURU,
click here
Find a service provider in just about anything.
American National Standards Institute
(ANSI), click here
A great resource for researching standards compliance issues related to your new
product.
Product Liability / Infringement Insurance
The following are a few starting point resources for obtaining insurance in this
area;
American Family Insurance, click here
Bill A'Hern Agency, phone, click here
An intellectual property business services organization that covers valuation,
sales, insurance, licensing, and the like for patents, trademarks, copyrights,
and related intellectual property assets.
19. Marketing Support
Innovative Consulting Group, click
here
A marketing department that is outsourced for your new product needs, offering
licensing, websites, research, branding, project management, and other services
related to new product launches.
Fed World, click
here
Affiliated with the US Department of Commerce, Fed World is a good information
source for finding grants, and other business related information such as import
/ export rules, regulations, and the like.
Rockies Venture Club, click
here
A networking organization that puts together investors, entrepreneurs,
executives, financial experts, and other service provider consultants.
General Electric (GE) Equity, click here
A corporate investment partner in selected technologies.
Overseas;
Alibaba, click here
Import Traders, click here
Domestic;
RapidPro, click here
Protogenic, click here
The Startup 411, click
here
A site with numerous links to all things related to startup financing,
management, and related topics.
The Startup 411
