The following is a list of web resources you may find useful in your pursuit of Intellectual Property information.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY WEBSITES
Copyright
Stanford University Copyright and Fair Use United States Copyright Office resources • Home page • What is copyright? • What is work-made-for-hire?
Stanford University Copyright and Fair Use
United States Copyright Office resources
• Home page
• What is copyright?
• What is work-made-for-hire?
Patent
Google Patents Advanced Patent Search Patent Fetcher Pat2.org United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) resources • Patents Home Page • Frequently Asked Questions IP Watchdog (Gene Quinn) Link to Top 25 Patent Blogs
Google Patents Advanced Patent Search
Patent Fetcher
Pat2.org
United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) resources
• Patents Home Page
• Frequently Asked Questions
IP Watchdog (Gene Quinn) Link to Top 25 Patent Blogs
Trademarks
Arizona Secretary of State Registered Name Search California Secretary of State Trademarks and Service Marks info (no search) Note: California statute does not provide for the filing of trade names or fictitious business names at the state level. A trade name or fictitious business name should be filed with the clerk of the county in which the company has its principal place of business. (California Business and Professions Code section 17915.) Nevada Secretary of State Business Entity Search New Mexico Secretary of State Trademark FAQ (no search) United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) links: • USPTO General Questions • USPTO International Schedule of Classes of Goods and Services • Trademark • Trademark Acceptable Identification of Goods & Services • Trademark Basic Facts • Trademark Electronic Search System (TESS) • Trademark Fee Schedule • Trademark Glossary • Trademark Law Rules of Practice & Federal Statues • Trademark FAQ • Trademark Processes • TTABVUE, the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board Inquiry System • USPTO General Questions
Arizona Secretary of State Registered Name Search
California Secretary of State Trademarks and Service Marks info (no search)
Note: California statute does not provide for the filing of trade names or fictitious
business names at the state level. A trade name or fictitious business name
should be filed with the clerk of the county in which the company has its principal
place of business. (California Business and Professions Code section 17915.)
Nevada Secretary of State Business Entity Search
New Mexico Secretary of State Trademark FAQ (no search)
United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) links:
• USPTO General Questions
• USPTO International Schedule of Classes of Goods and Services
• Trademark
• Trademark Acceptable Identification of Goods & Services
• Trademark Basic Facts
• Trademark Electronic Search System (TESS)
• Trademark Fee Schedule
• Trademark Glossary
• Trademark Law Rules of Practice & Federal Statues
• Trademark FAQ
• Trademark Processes
• TTABVUE, the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board Inquiry System
Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) resources • General UDPR information - links to policy, rules, proceedings, & search tools • Current UDPR policy Whois Domain Name Search resources • DomainTools • Verisign
Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) resources
• General UDPR information - links to policy, rules, proceedings, & search tools
• Current UDPR policy
Whois Domain Name Search resources
• DomainTools
• Verisign
International Resources
European Patent Office - Search for foreign patents United States Patent Office County Codes World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) resources • Directory of IP Offices • Madrid Express Structured Search - International registrations & extensions of protection
European Patent Office - Search for foreign patents
United States Patent Office County Codes
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) resources
• Directory of IP Offices
• Madrid Express Structured Search - International registrations & extensions of protection
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