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Inventorship Links

INVENTOR’S WEBLINK ROAD MAP

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY WEB SEARCH ENGINES

Search Tips  
-- sketch and label your idea; strive for clarity, accuracy, and completeness
-- stay focused on a single, critical aspect of the overall invention
-- ask: if broadly interpreted, whether the key inventive aspects from each search document are nearly identical to your invention?

Patent and Trademark Database (U.S. Patent & Trademark Office)
http://www.uspto.gov/web/menu/search.html

Patents – United States and International
http://www.delphion.com/simple
http://plpatprd.questel.fr/plpat/jsp/en/login.jsp
http://www.micropatent.com/0/patentweb9809.html

Patent -- PCT Full Text Database
http://ipdl.wipo.int/

Trademarks – United States and International
http://www.questel.orbit.com/EN/Prodsandservices/Trademarks.htm
http://www.trademark.com/newsite2/index.html

Science and Technology Publications – Journals and Abstracts
United States and International
http://www.infotoday.com/databases.shtml

European (DE)
http://www.fiz-informationsdienste.de/en/DP/Recherchedienst/fachgeb.html


INVENTOR SUPPORT GROUPS

United States
http://www.inventionconvention.com/ncio.index.html
http://www.uiausa.com/ConnectionPage.htm
http://www.invent.org/workshop/3_1_0_how_to_patent.asp

International
http://www.aippi.org

Miscellaneous IP topics in depth
http://ip.nationalacademies.org

Young Inventors
http://www.uspto.gov/go/kids/
http://www.veronaonline.com/vpl/reference/pathfinders_inventors.htm


IP CURRENT EVENTS

http://www.uspto.gov/main/newsandnotices.htm
http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/ac/ahrpa/opa/ptotoday/

IP AGENCIES AND ORGANIZATIONS

UNITED STATES

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
www.uspto.gov

U.S. Copyright Office
www.loc.gov/copyright

Internet – Domain Name Registry
www.icann.org

INTERNATIONAL

Mexican Institute of Industrial Property (Mexican Patent and Trademark Office)
http://www.impi.gob.mx/  

Canadian Intellectual Property Office
http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/sc_mrksv/cipo/welcome/welcom-e.html

European Patent Office (EPO)
www.european-patent-office.org

EU - Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (European Trademark Office)
http://oami.eu.int/en/default.htm

Spanish Office of Patents and Trademarks (direct link)
http://www.oepm.es/

National Institute of Industrial Property (Portuguese Patent and Trademark Office -- direct link)
http://www.inpi.pt/index.htm

Japanese Patent Office
www.jpo-miti.go.jp

World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
www.wipo.org/eng/main.htm

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY BOOKS

Inventor Notebook Information
http://www.snco.com/instruction.htm

Booklists
http://www.inventorhelp.com/books.html
http://www.nolo.com/academic/products.cfm/catID/5249F992-3BF9-4D60-
B1A39AC9F75C9573

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Entrepreneurship Links

Mere ownership of a patent, trademark or copyright does not guarantee instant financial success and wealth.  In addition to detailed marketing studies and gaining access to start-up capital, obtaining Intellectual Property rights should simply be but one consideration in developing a strong business plan.  Some helpful links for entrepreneurial inventors are provided below.   


ENTREPRENEURIAL INVENTOR’S WEBLINK ROAD MAP

STARTUP BASICS

Entrepreneurial Basics and Face-to-Face Counseling
http://www.sba.gov/starting_business/index.html

Face-to-Face Counseling (with Service Corp. of Retired Executives)
http://www.score.org

Entrepreneurial Mentorship (New Mexico)
http://www.edd.state.nm.us/TECHNO/trainment.htm

Minority Business Entrepreneur Magazine
http://www.mbemag.com/Magazine

Online Women's Business Center
http://www.onlinewbc.gov

UTSA Institute for Economic Development
http://ied.utsa.edu/default.htm

MARKETING

U.S. Federal Trade Commission WARNING on Invention Promotion Firms
http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/services/invent.htm

Complaint Form Regarding Invention Promoters
http://www.uspto.gov/web/forms/2048.pdf

Independent Invention Evaluation Services

United States – WIN (Wal-Mart Innovation Network)
http://www.innovation-institute.com/

United States and International
http://www.commerce.gov/

Tradeshow, Inventor Conference, & Marketing Information

United States

Tradeshow & Inventor Conference Search Engine
http://inventorsdigest.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?
sid=CCA3397C8F884770975C6A57B3A6E6C7&nm=Trade+Shows&type=events&m
od=Events&mid=7A41221F63DA4B72998F3F5810279001&tier=1

Invention Convention Cyber Tradeshow
http://www.inventionconvention.com/cybershow.html

News regarding Trade and Professional Shows
http://www.mpiweb.org/news/newsbytes/v1028news.asp

Inventor’s Assistance League – Course Materials on Marketing Your Idea
http://www.inventions.org/services/index.html

Direct Marketing Association
http://www.the-dma.org/

International

How to conduct Market Research
http://www.export.gov/marketresearch.html

International Tradeshow Directory
http://www.export.gov/comm_svc/eps_events.html


FINANCING

BANK LOAN INFORMATION
United States

FDIC:  Institution Directory
http://www3.fdic.gov/idasp/main.asp

Business News and Bank Interest Rate Monitoring
http://www.bankrate.com

Bank Interest Rate Monitoring
http://www.rate.net

International

United States Export Assistance Center
http://www.sba.gov/oit/export/useac.html

Export-Import Bank of the United States
http://www.exim.gov

International Central Banks
http://www.site-by-site.com/centralbanks_world.htm

VENTURE CAPITAL

National (United States) Venture Capital Association
http://www.nvca.org

Posted Venture Capital Projects
http://www.vcbuzz.com/new/vc.cgi

National Association of Seed and Venture Funds
http://www.nasvf.org/

MANUFACTURING

Directory of Manufacturer’s Agents (MANA)
http://www.manaonline.org/html/advantages.html

Texas Manufacturing Assistance Center (TMAC)
http://www.tmac.org/index.cfm

Assembly Calibration (U.S.) – National Institute of Standards and Technology
http://www.nist.gov/

Computer Aided Design and Drafting (CADD) Electronic Newsletter
http://inventordigest.com/index.htm

TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER

World Association of Technology Transfer Organizations (WATTO)
http://www.itiworld.org/WATTO/index.htm

National Technology Transfer Center (U.S.) Electronic Newsletters
http://www.nttc.edu/aboutNTTC/newsletters.asp

National Technology Transfer Information Center  (U.S. Dept. of Agriculture)
http://www.nal.usda.gov/ttic/misc/invpubs.htm