Patents

Resources in this category:

Basic Patents.com: Learn About Intellectual Property
http://www.basicpatents.com/learnaip.htm

This site is intended to give you a basic understanding of patents and other forms of intellectual property including trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets. It discusses how to obtain a patent, how to search the United States Patent and Trademark Office to determine whether your invention is patentable, and how to file a patent application.

Cal. State Northbridge University Library: Patents, Trademark, & Copyright
http://library.csun.edu/Find_Resources/Government_Publicatio...

Link to California State University at Northridge - University Library intellectual property resources, specifically patent information.

Find Law.com: Patents
http://www.findlaw.com/01topics/23intellectprop/02patent/

This site contains thousands of legal sites, cases, codes, forms, law reviews, law schools, bar associations, law firms, experts, CLE courses, and much more.

Free Patents Online
http://www.freepatentsonline.com/

Database of patent descriptions, searchable by keyword or by patent number.

Intellectual Property Office - Patents at the University of Cincinnati
http://www.ipo.uc.edu/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.patents

This site contains information on patents from idea formation to filing. Patent FAQs provide a wealth of information.

Patent, Copyright & Trademark
http://www.nolo.com/resource.cfm/catID/FD8C060B-5DD4-4809-A5...

Articles from Nolo Press about patent, copyright and Trademark law in the United States. Includes the full text of the book Patent, Copyright & Trademark by attorny Stephen Elias .

PatentCafe
http://www.patentcafe.com/

A gateway to resources on intellectual property, patents, and inventors.

Readings on Information and Intellectual Property
http://groups.csail.mit.edu/mac/classes/6.805/readings-ip.ht...

This is a page for a course that was taught on intellectual property. The page provides links to online readings covering assorted topics, including recommended readings, background resources on intellectual property law, software as intellectual property, digital media, software and patent law, software and copyright law, the global information infrastructure, and other subjects.

US Patent and Trademark Office Home Page
http://www.uspto.gov/

"Home page for the United States Patent & Trademark Office. A resource for all those seeking information about submitting patent or trademark applications, and searching for patents or trademarks. Includes links to other industrial offices around the world. Includes a catalog of information products and services and a list of the 80 Patent & Trademark Depository Libraries in the U.S.which have extensive collections of patents and trademarks as well as staff trained in patent and trademark searching."

US Patent Office: What Are Patents, Trademarks, Servicemarks, and Copyrights
http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/pac/doc/general/whatis.htm

From the United States Patent and Trademark Office, offering clarification between patents, trademarks, servicemarks and copyrights.

USPTO Web Patent Databases
http://www.uspto.gov/patft/index.html

"This page is the starting point for the USPTO's free searchable patent databases, which cover the period from 1 January 1976 to the most recent weekly issue date." There are both full text and bibliographic databases that can be searched by using boolean operators, patent numbers, or other advanced search features.