Here is a list of the major patent sites from all over the world. I have also
included links to a few useful articles and patent process assistance companies
(those deemed safe by technical reviewers).
- How to Find a Good Patent Lawyer
inc.com/guides/finding-patent-lawyer.html
- The Poor Man's Patent
spectrum.ieee.org/aug08/6484
- Were You "Hired to Invent?"
spectrum.ieee.org/feb08/5914
- IEEE Spectrum: The Foreign Patent Money Trap
spectrum.ieee.org/dec07/5744
- Edison Nation: Patent Application Help
edisonnation.com
- Copyright Basics
copyright.gov
- USPTO Releases List of Top 10 Universities
uspto.gov/web/offices/com/speeches/06-24.htm
- IEEE: Do-It-Yourself Patents
spectrum.ieee.org/apr06/3223
- Receiving Most Patents in 2005
uspto.gov/web/offices/com/speeches/06-24.htm
- World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
wipo.int
- IP Expert Advice: How to Determine and Correct Inventorship in U.S.
edn.com/article/CA6428516.html
- Industry Giants Want to Weaken Our Patent System
elecdesign.com/Articles/Index.cfm?AD=1&ArticleID=16063
- How to Minimize the Risk of Losing Patent Rights
smalltimes.com/document_display.cfm?document_id=11128
- Patent Ruling: It Depends on What the Meaning of 'About' Is
ims-expertservices.com/newsletters/feb/patentruling-022007.htm
- Google Patent Search Website
google.com/patents
IBM Opens
Its Software Patent Treasure Trove
blogs.spectrum.ieee.org/tech_talk/2007/07/ibm_opens_its_software_patent.html
- Patent Reform, Fair Use and Inventors Rights
todaysengineer.org/2006/Apr/eye.asp
- Algeria: Algerian National Institute for Industrial Property
inapi.org
- American Inventors Protection Act of 1999: know your rights.
uspto.gov/web/offices/com/speeches/s1948gb1.pdf
- Andorra: Andorran Trade Mark Office
ompa.ad
- Argentina: Argentine National Institute of Industrial Property
inpi.gov.ar
- Armenia: Armenian Patent Office
armpatent.org
- Australia: Australian Patent Office
ipaustralia.gov.au
- Austria: Austrian Patent Office
patentamt.at
- Azerbaijan: Azerbaijan Patent Office
azpat.org
- Barbados: Barbados Corporate Affairs and Intellectual Property
Office
caipo.gov.bb
- Belarus: Belarus Patent Office
belgospatent.org
- Belgium: Belgium Ministry of Economic Affairs
european-patent-office.org/patlib/country/belgium/
- Belize: Belize Intellectual Property Office
belipo.bz
- Bosnia-Herzegovina: Institute for Standardization, Metrology
and Patents of Bosnia and Herzegovina
bih.net.ba
- Brazil: Brazilian Industrial Property Institute
inpi.gov.br
- Canada: Canadian Intellectual Property Office
cipo.gc.ca
- Chartered Institute of Patent Agents (UK)
cipa.org.uk/pages/home
The Institute was founded in 1882 and was incorporated by Royal Charter in 1891.
It represents virtually all the 1,500 registered patent attorneys in the UK whether
they practice in industry or in private practice.
- Chile: Chilean Industrial Property Department
dpi.cl
- China: State Intellectual Property Office of the People's Republic
of China
cpo.cn.net
- Colombia: Columbian Patent Office
bancopatentes.gov.co
- Croatia: Croatian Intellectual Property Office
dziv.hr
- Czech Republic: Czech Industrial Property Office
upv.cz
- Delphion (formerly IBM's Patent Research Site)
delphion.com
If it exists, you'll find it here. They provide complete text and an image of the
first page, but charge $3 for a PDF file.
- Denmark: Danish Patent Office
dkpto.dk
- Egypt: Egyptian Patent Office
egypo.gov.eg
- Eurasia: The Eurasian Patent Organization
eapo.org
- The European Intellectual Property Association (EIPAWEB)
eipaweb.org
represents over 100 non-governmental and other not-for-profit organisations
interested in protection the intellectual property of all Europeans.
- European Patent Office
epo.co.at/index.htm
like the name
says...
- Federal Trade Commission
ftc.gov/search
the FTC - it's
the law, and this is the search page.
- France: French Industrial Property Institute
inpi.fr
- FreePatentsOnline: Similar to USPTO site, now includes patent
drawings
freepatentsonline.com
- Finland: National Board of Patents and Registration of Finland
prh.fi/en.html
- Gallery of Obscure Patents: Delphion
delphion.com/galleryarch1
- Germany: Deutsches Patent- und Markenamt - German Patent and
Trade Mark Office
dpma.de
- Greece: Greek Industrial Property Organisation
obi.gr
- Hong Kong: Hong Kong Government - Intellectual Property Department
info.gov.hk/ipd
- Hungary: Magyar Szabadalmi Hivatal
hpo.hu
- Hungarian Patent Office
hpo.hu
- Iceland: Industrial Patent Office of Iceland
patent.is
- India: Office of the Controller General of Patents, Designs
and Trade Marks
ipindia.nic.in
- Indonesia: Indonesian Directorate General of Intellectual Property
Rights
dgip.go.id
- INSPEC
iee.org/Publish/inspec/ProdCat/abstracts.cfm
the
IEE's (not IEEE) repository of 7 million physics, EE and IT abstracts.
- InventorEd, Inc.
inventored.org/caution/list
lists disreputable
invention promotion companies.
- IP Frontline
cafezine.com
magazine of intellectual property
and technology, current events in the IP world.
- Ireland: Irish Patents Office
patentsoffice.ie
- Israel: Israel Patents, Designs and Trademark Office
justice.gov.il
- Italy: Italian Office of Patents and Trademarks
epo.org/patents/patent-information/patlib/directory/italy.html
- Japan: Japan Patent Office
jpo.go.jp
- Japan Patent Office: (in English)
jpo.go.jp
- Jeong, Kim & Lee: IP (Patent) Law Firm
hypat.com/index.html
- Jordan: Jordan Ministry of Industry and Trade
mit.gov.jo
- Korea (South): Korean Industrial Property Office
kipo.go.kr
- Liechtenstein: Liechtenstein National Patent Office
epo.org/patents/patent-information/patlib/directory/liechtenstein.html
- Lithuania: Lithuanian Patent Office
vpb.lt
- Luxembourg: Luxembourg Intellectual Property Office
eco.public.lu/functions/faq/protection_propriete_intellectuelle/index.html
- Malaysia: Malaysian Intellectual Property Division
mipc.gov.my
- Mexico: Mexican Industrial Property Office
impi.gob.mx
- National Inventor Fraud Center: lists reputable invention promotion
companies.
inventorfraud.com
- Netherlands: Netherlands Office for Industrial Property
wipo.int/directory/en/contact.jsp?country_id=130&type=ADMIN_IP
- Netherlands Antilles: Bureau for Intellectual Property of the
Netherlands Antilles
bureau-intellectual-property.org
- NERAC: provides customized information services for clients
across all scientific and technical sectors.
nerac.com
- New Zealand: Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand
iponz.govt.nz
- Norway: Patentstyret® The Norwegian Industrial Property Office
patentstyret.no/english
- Panama: Office for the Registry of Indusrial Property
digerpi.gob.pa
- Patent Cooperation Treaty: part of the WIPO (see on this page)
wipo.int/pct/en/index.html
- Patent Wizard: provisional patent application software.
patentwizard.com
- Peru: Peruvian National Institute for Intellectual Property
Protection
indecopi.gob.pe
- Philippines: Philippines Intellectual Property Office
ipophil.gov.ph
- Poland: Patent Office of the Republic of Poland
uprp.pl
- Portugal: Portuguese Industrial Property Instute
inpi.pt
- Romania: Romanian State Office for Inventions and Trademarks
osim.ro
- Russia: Russian Patent and Trademark Office
rupto.ru
- Singapore: Intellectual Property Office of Singapore
ipos.gov.sg
- Slovakia: Industrial Property Office of the Slovak Republic
indprop.gov.sk
- Slovenia: Slovenian Intellectual Property Office
uil-sipo.si/sipo
- South Africa: Companies and Intellectual Property Registration
Office
cipro.gov.za
- Spain: Spanish Office of Patents and Trademarks
oepm.es
- Sweden: Swedish Patent and Registration Office
prv.se
- Switzerland: Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property
ige.ch
Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property
ipi.ch
- TAEUS
taeus.com
"Since 1990, TAEUS has been taking products
apart for patent licensing and litigation professionals in dozens of highly technical
disciplines. We combine our Forensic Engineering talents with decades of experience,
a good measure of sleuthing ability, and a lot of hard work to produce exceptional
results for our clients - results that have made them literally hundreds of millions
of dollars."
- Taiwan: Taiwan Patent and Trademark Office
tipo.gov.tw/ch
- Thailand: Thailand Ministry of Commerce
moc.go.th
- Turkey: Turkisn Patent Office
turkpatent.gov.tr
- United Kingdom: Intellectual Property Office
ipo.gov.uk
United Kingdom Patent Office
ipo.gov.uk/types/patent.htm
United Kingdom Patent
Office Trade Marks
ipo.gov.uk/types/tm.htm
- Ukraine: State Patent Office of Ukraine
ukrpatent.org/en/index.html
- United Inventors Association: suggestions for "red flag" items
for invention promotion company.
uiausa.com
- U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
uspto.gov/web/offices/pac/doc/general
aka "The Black Hole" - actually, they usually
get high marks from inventors. This is not the most intuitive site to navigate,
but hey, an engineer should be able to figure it out.
- This is the patent search page.
uspto.gov/patft/index.html
- USPTO Complaint Site
uspto.gov/web/offices/com/iip/complaints.htm
forum for invention promoters/promotion firm complaints and responses.
- World Intellectual Property Organization
wipo.int
The
WIPO is an international organization dedicated to promoting the use and protection
of works of the human spirit. These works -- intellectual property -- are expanding
the bounds of science and technology and enriching the world of the arts.
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