Intellectual Property Rights:  Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights, Trade Secrets

  1. American Patent & Trademark Law Center link leads to an external site - General information about patents and trademarks.
  2. Avoiding Patent, Trademark and Copyright Problems link leads to an external site - Part of SBA's Products/Ideas/Invention Series illustrating how to avoid infringing the rights of others and the importance of protecting your own rights.
  3. BitLaw - A Resource on Technology Law link leads to an external site - Contains information on copyrights, trademarks and Internet legal issues.
  4. Chicago Public Library link leads to an external site - Patent and trademark resources found on the Internet.
  5. InventNET - The Inventor's Network link leads to an external site - Inventing and patenting help. Information to help develop and market inventions.
  6. Inventors' Digest Online link leads to an external site - Magazine for inventors. Provides useful information and guidance on all kinds of inventing-related and marketing subjects.
  7. IPFee.com link leads to an external site - A free site that generates custom fee estimates for Intellectual property legal work. Generates legal fee estimates for over 100 types of inventions, trademarks and copyrights. Provides a benchmark for comparison shopping and identifies regional attorneys that can help for a fee.
  8. Patent Cafe link leads to an external site - Online navigational directory for creators and professionals needing informational resources related to patents, trademarks, copyrights and trade secrets.
  9. Trademarks and Business Goodwill link leads to an external site - Part of SBA's Products/Ideas/Invention Series explaining what trademarks are, tips for choosing a trademark and how to register a trademark.
  10. U.S. Copyright Office link leads to an external site - Library of Congress site includes basics, faq, registration procedures, forms and a copyright search feature.
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