| The following tables are adapted & updated from Joy L. Bryant's Protecting Your Ideas: The Inventor's Guide to Patents (1999). Click the title to read book reviews of this book and others on patents, copyrights, and trademarks. |
| Internet Search Sites for Patents | ||
| Site Name | Web Site Address | Features |
|---|---|---|
| United States Patent & Trademark Office |
http://www.uspto.gov | Simple & advanced U.S. patent searching based on front page information from 1976 to present. |
| Chemical Patents Plus: from Chemical Abstract Service |
http://casweb.cas.org/chempatplus | Full text search for all U.S. patents issued from 1975 to present. Patent images for patents since 1994. |
| IBM Search Site | http://patent.womplex.ibm.com/ | Patent search from 1971 to present with images from 1975 to present |
| MicroPatent | http://www.micropatent.com | U.S. patent search from 1964 to present; European patent search (1978 to present); PCT applications from 1978 to present |
| STO's Internet Patent Search System |
http://sunsite.unc.edu/patents/intropat.html | Perform patent searches using the U.S.P.T.O. classification system. |
| Copyright, Patent and Trademark Offices & Organizations | ||||
| Organization | Address | Phone Number | Web Site Address | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Copyright Office | Copyright Office Library of Congress 101 Independence Ave., S.E., Washington D.C. 20559 |
(202) 707-3000 (Information Line) (202) 707-9100 (Forms) |
http://lcweb.loc.gov/copyright | Provide information and forms for obtaining U.S. copyrights. |
| U.S. Patent and Trademark Office |
Assistant Commissioner for Trademarks 2900 Crystal Drive Arlington, VA 22202 |
(703) 308-4357 (Trademark Line) |
http://www.uspto.gov | Provide information relating to trademarks. |
| U.S. Patent and Trademark Office |
Assistant Commissioner for Patents Washington D.C. 20231 |
(800) 786-9199 (Patent Line) |
http://www.uspto.gov | Provide information relating to patents. |
| U.S.P.T.O. Office of Enrollment and Discipline |
Box OED Assistant Commissioner for Patents Washington D.C. 20231 |
(703) 308-5278 | http://www.uspto.gov | Provide information relating patent practitioner standing in the U.S.P.T.O |
| National Association of Patent Practitioners |
4680-18i Monticello Ave. Suite 101 Williamsburg, VA 23188 |
(800) 216-9588 | http://www.napp.org | Provide membership roster listing patent practitioners by area of expertise |
| U.S.P.T.O. Public Search Room |
Crystal Plaza 3, 1A01 2021 Jefferson Davis Highway Arlington, VA 22202 |
(800) 786-9199 | http://www.uspto.gov | U.S.P.T.O. public search room. Open 8 am-8 pm, Monday-Friday except holidays. |
| First Principals, Inc. |
4440 Warrensville Center Road Suite 1000 Cleveland, OH 44128 |
(216) 586-2090 | http://www.firstprincipals.com | Technology transfer & commercialization. |
| Scientific Notebook Company |
P.O. Box 238 Stevensville, MI 49127 |
(616) 429-8285 (800) 537-3028 |
http://www.snco.com | Source for bound laboratory notebooks (legally documenting your patent work). |
| Nolo.com | 950 Parker Street Berkeley, CA 94710 |
(800) 728-3555 |
http://www.nolo.com/ encyclopedia/pct_ency.html |
Self-help information on patents, copyright & trademarks |
| American Patent & Trademark Law Center |
4565 Ruffner Street Suite 200 San Diego, CA 92111 |
(858) 292-5400 | http://www.patentpending.com/ | Information about patents & trademarks from registered patent attorneys. |
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