Helpful Links
Patent, Trademark And Copyright Resources
PATENT SEARCHING:
FREE ON GOVERNMENT MAINTAINED SITES:
US Patent and Trademark Office: www.uspto.gov/web/menu/search/
The home page has links to trademark search pages and advice for the small inventor:www.uspto.gov
European Patent Office (EPO) links to world wide searches from a single site:
Other useful links from the EPO
https://www.european-patent-office.org/online/index.htm
World Intellectual Property Organization
FEE BASED PATENT SEARCH SITES generally offer more tools and flexibility for searching and analysis, as well as the ability to construct custom alerts for new patents and applications
https://www.derwent.com/intellectualproperty/
PATENT LICENSE EXCHANGES:
https://www.2xfr.com/site_index.asp
UNDERSTANDING TRADEMARKS
Link to the International Trademark Association public resources
COPYRIGHT RESOURCES, INCLUDING DCMA
US Copyright Office at the Library of Congress
Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)
www.icann.org
iInternet Copyright Infringement & DCMA
https://www.chillingeffects.org/index.cgi
GENERAL RESOURCES AND WORDS OF WISDOM:
ON PROVISONAL PATENT APPLICATIONS
https://articles.corporate.findlaw.com/articles/file/00315/008551
FREE PUBLICATIONS FROM THE AMERICAN INTELLLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW ASSOCIATION
https://www.aipla.org/html/publications/2002/publications/
selected books for corporate managers and executive involved in IP decisions:
https://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0471390755,descCd-tableOfContents/
PATENT INSURANCE
https://www.2xfr.com/insurance.asp
ROYALTY RATES: