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Selected Intellectual Property Websites
(Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights)


by John Pederson, SCORE Chapter 118, Tucson, AZ

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
www.uspto.gov
National office
www.uspto.gov/web/offices/pac/doc/general/
General Information Re Patents
www.uspto.gov/patft/index.html
Search U.S. Patents
www.uspto.gov/web/offices/tac/doc/basic/
Basic Facts About Trademarks
tess.uspto.gov/bin/gate.exe?f=tess&state=nsij5v.1.1
Search Trademark Registrations
www.uspto.gov/web/offices/pac/provapp.htm
Provisional Patent Applications
U.S. Copyright Office
www.loc.gov/copyright
Circular 1 – Copyright Basics
U.S. Federal Trade Commission
www.ftc.gov
National office
www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/services/invent.htm
Invention Promotion Firms
Thomas Registers of Manufacturers (American and Global)
www.thomasregister.com
Free searching.
Search Directories for Unregistered Trademarks
www.bigbook.com
www.bigyellow.com
www.thomasregister.com
Domain Name Registration
www.internic.net
Lists accredited registrars.Shop for needed services and for price.
Invention Development and Market Research
www.willitsell.com
James White, Marketing Pro
  • Book: Will It Sell?  Order from website, $19.95, Money back guarantee.
    www.tsnn.com
    Trade Shows
    www.lib.ci.tucson.az.us/
    Tucson-Pima Public Library
  • Book: The Inventor's Desktop Companion.  Richard C. Levy, successful private inventor.
  • Book: Marketing Your Invention.  Thomas Mosley, marketing pro
  • Book: Patent It Yourself.  David Pressman, patent attorney. Good info but ignore title.
  • Research Department.  3rd floor, Internet access, Many resources, well informed staff..
  • Invention Licensing
    www.money4ideas.com
    Harvey Reese, independent licensing rep -- no hi-tech.
  • Book: How to License Your Million Dollar Idea. Amazon.com, $13.96
    www.pelhamwest.com/products.htm
    Pelham West Associates. New products wanted.
  • Inventor Information and Services
    www.patentcafe.com
    Andy Gibbs, successful private inventor. Inventor services, info.
    www.patents.com
    Carl Oppedahl, patent attorney.Information, costs, publications.
    www.kuesterlaw.com
    Jeff Kuester, patent attorney. Legal research.
    International -- Information and Services
    www.ladas.com
    Ladas & Parry, leading International IP firm
    Internet Searching
    www.google.com
    use multiple key words
    SCORE
    www.score.org
    National organization
    www.scorearizona.org/tucson/
    Tucson Chapter


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