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Inventor's Handbook
From the Lemelson-MIT Program, addresses frequently asked questions regarding U. S. patents.
National Inventor Fraud Center
Understand the predatory tactics of some invention promotion firms.
Center for Technology Transfer and Commercialization at VU
Tennessee Inventors Association
TSBDC: Tennessee Small Business Development Centers
Nolo's Patent, Copyright, and Trademark Blog
Nolo Press editor Rich Stim fields questions:
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The Patent Librarian's Notebook
Michael White selects:
I.P. Directions Blog
Patent, Trademark, or Copyright?
A concise description of the three main entities in the intellectual property universe, courtesy of Douglas Sorocco on PHOSITA.
Patents
Getting oriented:
• Nolo's Guide to Provisional Patent Applications. A primer on patents generally.
See especially the Patents 101 section, pages 4-8, and the Seven Questions
section, pages 8-11. [pdf, 256kb]
• Should you apply for a patent at all? [Invention flowchart, jpeg, 120kb]
• Description of fields in a patent document. [pdf, 83kb]
Popular links on uspto.gov:
• "C" Is for Classification
A good place to begin a patentability search.
• General Information Concerning Patents
• How to Conduct a U.S. Patent Search
This 36-minute Flash tutorial lays out a step-by-step strategy.
• Inventors Assistance Center
For help with filling out forms, information concerning rules and procedures,
and answers to questions regarding patent examining policy.
• Inventors Eye
Bimonthly zine for the independent inventor, offering "tips on working with the USPTO; events, organizations and meetings of interest to the community; issues that impact independent and small entity inventors; and stories about people like you who have become successful inventors."
• Patent Attorneys and Agents
Search by city, firm, last name, and more.
Search non-U.S. patents:
• Chinese patents (abstracts in English, full text in the original language)
An FAQ on Chinese patents can be found on the European Patent Office site.
• European patents (Espacenet)
• Search Japanese patents and trademarks at the JPO's Industrial Property
Digital Library. For English machine-translations of Japanese patent and utility
model documents from 1993 onwards, choose the "Patent & Utility Model
Gazette DB" link. A number search will return the PAJ English abstract, where
available. Clicking the "Detail" button on the top of the result screen will start
the machine-translation of the original unexamined application. Alternatively,
clicking the "Japanese" button will display the original Japanese document. In
cases where no PAJ English abstracts exist, you will immediately get the machine-
translation from the Japanese. An FAQ on Japanese patents can be found on
the European Patent Office site.
Retrieve patents and published applications as PDFs:
• Pat2pdf (U.S. patents)
• Patent Marvel (U.S. patents)
Search and retrieve patents using Google Patents.
Trademarks
Popular links on uspto.gov:
• Basic Facts about Trademarks
and the Trademark FAQ
• ID Manual
identifies classes of goods and services based on descriptive terms entered
• International Schedule of Classes
of goods and services
• Search Trademarks (TESS)
• Apply for a Trademark (TEAS)
• Check Status of a Trademark (TARR)
To apply for a state trademark in Tennessee:
• Information and filing guide
at the Tennessee Department of State
Copyrights
Copyright and Fair Use
Stanford's excellent portal for news and resources.
Copyright Corner
A concise collection of essential copyright information, maintained by the School of Art, Media + Technology at Parsons The New School for Design.
The Slider
Slide the pointer along the timeline to see whether a published work has landed in the public domain.
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