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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY WEB SEARCH ENGINES
Patent Database (US. Patent & Trademark Office)
http://patft.uspto.gov
Patent Database (Google)
http://www.google.com/patents
Patents – United States and International
http://www.delphion.com/simple
http://www.micropatent.com/static/index.htm
Patent – PCT Full Text Database
Trademark Database (US. Patent & Trademark Office)
http://tess2.uspto.gov/bin/gate.exe?f=Iogin&p_lang=english&p_d=tnmk
Trademarks – United States and International
http://www.questel.orbit.com/EN/Prodsandservices/Trademarks.htm
http://www.trademark.com/solutions/searching
Science and Technology Publications – Journals and Abstracts United States and lntemational
http://www.infotoday.com/databases.shtml
INVENTOR SUPPORT GROUPS
United States
http://www.inventionconvention.com/ncio.index
http://www.uiausa.org
http://www.invent.org/workshop/3_1_0_how_to_patent.asp
International
http://www.aippi.org
Patent Tutorial
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/engin/patent-tutorial/index
Miscellaneous IP topics
http://www.patentIyo.com/
http://www.patentIyo.com/
Young Inventors
http://www.uspto.gov/go/kids/
MOBILE DEVICE APPLICATIONS -INVENTORS:
Patent Flipper: Grabs several patents for ease of referencing and analysis
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/patent-flipper-trial-version/id478606476?mt=8
http://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.diarobo.PatentFlipperTrial
Idea Sketch: Enables to capture and document their ideas whenever Via mobile device
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/idea-sketch/id367246522?mt=8
First to File: Patent Document Collaboration toward Patent Application Filing
http://www.firsttofile.com/?page_id=718
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 STATE
US. Patent and Trademark Office
www.uspto.gov
US. 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/welcomeiweicom-e
European Patent Office (EPO)
www.european-patent-office.org
EU – Office for Harmonization in the lntemaI Market (European Trademark Office)
http://oami.europa.eu/ows/rw/pages/index.en.do
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.marcasepatentes.pt/index.php?section=1
Japanese Patent Office
http://www.jpo.go.jp/index.htm
Chinese Patent Office
http://www.sipo.gov.cn/sipo_English/
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
http://www.wipo.int/portal/index.en
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY BOOKS
Interference Proceeding (“Inventor”) Notebook Information
http://www.snco.com/instruction.htm
Booklists
http://www.nolo.com/resource.cfm/catID/FDBCOGOB-5DD4-4809-A53ECCFGBBD87E32/310/
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
Face-to-Face Counseling (with Service Corp. of Retired Executives)
http://www.score.org
Entrepreneurial Mentorship (New Mexico)
http://www.nmpartnership.com/NMP_Services.aspx
Eagleford Shale Oil & Gas Economic Development (South Texas)
Minority Business Entrepreneur Magazine
http://www.mbemag.com/Magazine
Online Women’s Business Center
http://www.sba.gov/aboutsba/sbaprograms/onlinewbc/index
UTSA Institute for Economic Development
http://iedtexas.org
MARKETING
U.S. Federal Trade Commission WARNING on Invention Promotion Firms
http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer/products/pro21.shtm
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://www.inventorsdigest.com/eventsCalendar.aspx
Invention Convention Cyber Tradeshow
http://www.inventionconvention.com/cybershow
News regarding Trade and Professional Shows
http://www.mpiweb.org/About/CSR/Resources
Inventor’s Assistance League – Course Materials on Marketing Your Idea
http://www.inventions.org/free-info
Direct Marketing Association
http://www.the-dma.org/
International
How to conduct Market Research
http://www.mpiweb.org/About/CSR/Resources
International Tradeshow Directory
http://www.export.gov/eac/trade_events.asp
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
International
SBA Office of International Trade
http://www.sba.gov/aboutsba/sbaprograms/internationaltrade/index
Export-Import Bank of the United States
http://www.exim.gov
International Central Banks
http://export.gov/mrktresearch/index.asp
VENTURE CAPITAL
National (United States) Venture Capital Association
http://www.nvca.org
Venture Capital and Technology News
http://www.topix.com/vc
Angel & Venture Funds Postings
http://www.fundingpost.com/entre.asp
MANUFACTURING
Directory of Manufacturer’s Agents (MANA)
http://www.manaonline.org/html/advantages
Texas Manufacturing Assistance Center (TMAC)
http://www.tmac.org/
Assembly Calibration (U.S.) – National Institute of Standards and Technology
http://www.nist.gov/
Computer Aided Design and Drafting (CADD) Electronic Newsletter
http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/index?id=7460177&siteID=123112
TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER
Global Licensing & Technology Transfer (World Intellectual Property Organization, WIPPO)
http://www.wipo.int/patent-law/en/developments/licensing
National Technology Transfer Center Matchmaker
http://www.nttc.edu
Association of University Technology Managers, AUTM
http://www.autm.net/Tech_Transfer/9867.htm
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture Office of Technology Transfer
http://www.ars.usda.gov/business/docs.htm?docid=768
