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The Patent Guy ® 

Patent & IP services for innovative individuals and  businesses 

Links and Resources

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The web is chock-full of information on Intellectual Property (IP), patents, and the patenting process.  Here are some of the sites that may be of interest to you.  

Don't take this listing as any kind of recommendation, for by listing a site I am not making any representations as to the competency or integrity of the entity advertising the services.  I have not personally used the services of all of the providers of these sites.  Most of them are listed here by virtue of their being a source of patent information.

Providing lots of links can be problematic because they are always going dead on you.  I try to keep up on them, but I'd appreciate it if you would send me a message if you find any dead ones.

Government sites and U.S. patent laws/regulations. www.uspto.gov - Home page for the Patent Office

Manual of Patent Examining Procedure (MPEP), Version 8 -- The PTO's online MPEP.

37 CFR Rules of Practice -- Easy access to the patent rules of practice published in Code of Federal Regulations.  PDF -- requires Adobe.

www.ftc.gov/search -- Federal Trade Commission, where you can find a list of questionable "invention development companies."

Inventors' help sites www.patentcafe.com   -- online patent botique   
www.nolo.com -- DIY law and patent books
www.idearights.com -- A summary of ways to protect intellectual property.
Marketing and evaluation organizations

 

http://academics.uww.edu/business/innovate/innovate.htm   -- Wisconsin Innovation Service Center
www.inventorservices.com/information.htm
-- Inventor Services .com
www.tenonline.org -- The Entrepreneur Network
www.sbdc.wsu.edu -- Washington Small Business Development Center
Other small firms or solo agents and attorneys who offer free IP information and ideas.   www.webpatent.com       www.patent-ideas.com
My current firm.  VermetteCo.com