Useful Information
Manufacturing, Design, & Engineering
Commercialization, Product Scouts, Licensing
Agents
Government Information Websites
Government Small Business Programs
Fee-based Patent Search Engines
Free Non-patent Literature Search Engines
Fee-based Non-patent Literature Search Engines
Television Infomercial Producers/Direct
Response TV
University Entrepreneurship Programs
US
Mid-Atlantic Investment Network
Patent Searching Made Easy,
A Review
Patent Searching Tools & Techniques,
A Review
Associations – Entrepreneurship
Associations – Intellectual Property
American Bar Association Section of Intellectual Property Law
American Intellectual Property Law Association
Association of University Technology Managers
Chartered Institute of Patent Agents
Institute of Trademark Attorneys
International Association for the Protection of Intellectual
Property
National Association of Patent Practitioners
Patent Office Professional Association
Patent & Trademark Office Society
Professional Inventors Alliance
American Society of Inventors - Philadelphia, PA
DCinventors.org List of Inventors Organizations (PDF)
Inventors Digest’s List of US Inventor Organizations
National Inventors Hall of Fame
Lemelson Center at the Smithsonian
PlanetPatent.com’s List of US & International Inventor
Organizations
Professional Inventors Alliance
International Licensing Merchandisers’ Association
Associations – Manufacturing, Design, & Engineering
Chesapeake Area Metalworking Society
Industrial Designers Society of America
Product Development & Management Association
Society of Manufacturing Engineers
National Intellectual Property Researchers Association
Patent Information Users Group
Society for Competitive Intelligence Professionals
Inventors Network of the Capital Area's Avoid Inventor Scams
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Books
A Guide to Patent Drawing,
Veronique Siebmann-Lucas
Drafting Patent License Agreements,
Brunswold & O’Reiley, BNA Books
How to be a Successful Inventor,
Gordon Griffin
How to Finance Your Invention or Great
Idea, Jack Lander, Exponent
Publishing Company
How to License Your Million Dollar Idea,
Harvey Reese, Wiley
How
to Make Patent Drawings: A Patent It Yourself Companion, by
David Pressman, NOLO Press
How to Market a Product for Under $500!,
Jeffrey Dobkins, Danielle Adams Publishing
How to Sell & Promote Your Idea, Project
or Invention, Reece Franklin.
Prima Publishing
Innovator's Dilemma,
Christensen
Invention by Design,
Henry Petrowski.
Invent & Grow Richer,
Inventor's Guide to Successful Patent
Applications, Thomas DeForest.
Tab Books
Landis on Mechanics of Patent Claim
Drafting,
Ronald D. Slusky
Marketing Your Invention, Thomas Mosley,
Jr. Upstart Publishing
Millions from the Mind,
Alan R. Tripp, Taletyano Press
Patent, Copyright & Trademark,
Elias & Stim, NOLO Press
Patent it Yourself,
David Pressman. Nolo Press
Patent Searching Made Easy,
David Hitchcock, Lulu Publishing
Patent Searching Tools & Techniques,
David Hunt, Wiley
Protecting Your #1
Asset, Creating Fortunes from Your Ideas, Michael Lechter,
Warner Business Books
Royalty Rates for Licensing Intellectual Property,
Russell Parr
Stand Alone Inventor!,
Robert G. Merrick, Lee Publishing
The Art & Methods of Invention,
Raoul Drapeau (INCA Member)
The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Cashing in
on Your Inventions, Alpha (INCA
Charter Member)
The Toy and Game Inventor’s Handbook,
Richard C. Levy, Alpha
The Inventor's Desktop Companion,
Richard C. Levy. Visible Ink Press
They all Laughed,
Ira Flatow, Harper Collin
Magazines
Small Business Administration Business Planner Webpage
COMMERCIALIZATION, PRODUCT SCOUTS, & LICENSING AGENTS,
Innovative Product Technologies, Inc.
Bubble Wrap Competition for Young Inventors
The Collegiate Inventors Competition
Berkeley Copyright, Intellectual Property, & Licensing Resources
Digital Millennium Copyright Act
Groton Public Schools List of Copyright Websites
International Identifier of Digital Works
Library of Congress Copyright Office
GOVERNMENT INFORMATION WEBSITES
Security & Exchange Commission’s EDGAR Database
StopFakes.gov – Protecting Intellectual Property Rights
GOVERNMENT SMALL
BUSINESS PROGRAMS
American Marketing Association
Manufacturing – Computer Aided Design
Manufacturing – Graphic Design
Manufacturing – Industrial Design
Manufacturing – Industrial Products
Manufacturing –
Industrial Products – Plastics
Manufacturing –
Industrial Products –
Electronics
Manufacturing – Industrial Products
–
Mechanical
Seitz Corp. Gears
Small Parts. Parts for
prototyping (fluid control, fasteners, tools, materials, drive
components)
Stock Drive Products.
Gears & Pulleys
William M. Berg Co.
Gears, Pulleys & Shafts
PIC Design. Gears, Timing Belts, & Small Mechanical Parts
Global Spec. A parts search utility. Lots of comparative spec sheets.
Direct Dimensions – Laser Scanning and CAD Solutions
Laser Cutting – Laser Beam Creations
Protcast.com Prototype Casting
ShopBot Personal Robotic Tools
Manufacturing – Rapid Prototyping
FAB @ Home – Open Source Rapid Prototyping Machine/Kit
News – Intellectual
Property Blogs
Axel H Horns' Blog on Intellectual Property Law
Intellectual Property Rights Blog (India)
Navigating the Patent Maze Blog
News – Intellectual Property Websites
Intellectual Property Law Server
Intellectual Property Owners Association
Internet Sources on IP Case Law
Managing Intellectual Property
Mealeys.com Intellectual Property News
Professional Inventors Alliance
United States Patent & Trademark Office News
World Intellectual Property Organization News
Yahoo News On Intellectual Property
Patents – Patent Attorneys & Agents
US Patent & Trademark Office’s Patent Attorney/Agent Search Webpage
Patents – Patent Auctions & Sales
Intellectual Property Insurance Services
Patents – Patent Drawing Services
Technical Publication Associates
Clear Case Legal –
Visual Strategy and Presentation
Cooper C. Woodring – Expert Witness in Design Patent Litigation
Intellectual Property Insurance Services
Round Table Group Inc. – Expert Witness Services
Patents – Patent Offices of the World
PlanetPatent.com’s List of Worldwide Patent Offices
American Bar Association Section on Intellectual Property
American Intellectual Property Law Association
Coalition for 21st Century Patent Reform
National Association of Patent Practitioners
Patent Information Users Group
Patent & Trademark Office Society
Patent Office Professional Association
Professional Inventors Alliance
Intellectual Property Owners Association
World Intellectual Property Organization
Patents – Patent Writing Software
Strat Insurance Inc. – Product Liability Insurance
Patent Searching
Resources
– Patent Search Firms
Patent Searching – Free Libraries
US
Patent & Trademark Depository Libraries
US Patent & Trademark Office Public Search Room
Patent Searching Resources – Free Search Engines
DEPATISnet German Patent Office
Esp@cenet European Patent Office
Singapore Patent Search SURF IP
United States Patent & Trademark Office
Patent Search Page
Patent Searching
Resources –
Fee-based Search Engines
Korea Institute of Patent Information
Lexis-Nexis Patent and Trademark Solutions
SumoBrain
LexisNexis TotalPatent
Patent Searching Resources – Non-Patent Prior Art Search Engines – Free
National Technical Information Service
Patent Searching Resources – Non-Patent Prior Art Search Engines – Fee-based
TELEVISION INFOMERCIAL
PRODUCERS/DIRECT RESPONSE TV
Cannella Response Television Inc.
Trademarks – Trademark Search Services
United States Patent & Trademark Office Trademark Search Page
Raza Siddiqui, Trademark Analyst
Trademarks - Trademark Search Websites
US Patent & Trademark Office Trademark Search Website
The Ultimate Trades Show Directory
UNIVERSITY ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROGRAMS
George Mason University Enterprise Center
George Washington University Law School Creative and Innovative
Economy Center
Johns Hopkins Technology Commercialization Agency
University of Maryland School of Law - Maryland Intellectual
Property Legal Resource Center
US
US Patent & Trademark Office Inventors Assistance Center,
Mid-Atlantic Venture Capital Association
National Venture Capital Association
