Copyright, Trademark & Patent

Inventor Forms – Government forms from PatentCafe.
Inventor's Log Book – From the National Congress of Inventor Organizations, a nonprofit umbrella organization to assist inventors.
Inventors Digest - Online version of the magazine with articles, news, sources of help, trade shows and information on scams.
Inventors Association - A not- for-profit corporation formed in 1990 solely for the educational purposes, support and services to inventor groups and independent inventors.
Inventing 101– Online course for inventors.
Patent Evaluation – Fee-based assessment of inventions by the Innovation Institute, located with the Center for Business and Economic Development at Southwest Missouri State University, and partners support the WIN (World Innovation Network) Innovation Center.
Wisconsin Innovation Service Center - Fee-based research for market size, competition, existing patents and demand.
National Fraud Center - Michael S. Neustel, a U.S. Registered Patent Attorney, founded the National Inventor Fraud Center, Inc. (NIFC) with the goal to provide information to consumers about invention promotion companies and how people can market their ideas.
Featured Links for Inventors - Connections to contests, organizations and grants from MIT.

Provisional Patent Q&A – Session from Don Kelly, the Director of Independent Inventor Programs, Office of the Commissioner of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) with the NCIO.
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office - The most complete site to provide search capability of patents and their images, along with trademarks, plus printable forms, a fee structure, and FAQ's from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
Delphion Patent Database – Compiled from Inpadoc and other sources, supported by CHI Research and IBM for registered and paid subscribers to search patents worldwide and use the value-enhanced tools to create patent intelligence; also has a “Gallery of Obscure Patents”.
Lawyer Locator – Online version of Martindale Hubbell attorney list by location, specialty, name, etc.
Patents and Trademarks Webliography – Complete resource guide created and maintained by Louisiana State University Library.
Patent Searching Tutorial –From the University of Texas at Austin, McKinney Engineering Library for those who wish to search the patent literature.

U.S. Copyright Office - Copyright information, FAQ's, publications, legislation, international issues from the Library of Congress *
Association of American Publishers - Digital rights management standards for e-books and publisher requirements

Copyright, Patent and Trademark Info from nolo.com - Questions and answers regarding copyright and trademarks.
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office - The most complete site to provide search capability of trademarks and FAQ's from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

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