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Patents
- U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
- Federal agency responsible for granting patents and
registering federal trademarks; U.S. patent database searchable back to 1976,
patent images available back to 1790
- General
Information Concerning Patents (USPTO)
- Guide from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on
what a patent is and how to apply for one
- esp@cenet
- European Patent Office's Worldwide database covers
more than 50 countries including U.S. patents back to 1920
Inventors
- Wyoming Inventors
Database
- Database of patents created by the Wyoming State Library
- About.com:
Inventors
- Extensive annotated list of invention-related links,
includes lists like Chinese Inventions, Famous Inventors, Black Inventors, and
Women Inventors
- From
Air Brakes to Zinc Furnaces: Pittsburgh and Allegheny City Patentees 1790 -
1879
- Database of patents created by the Carnegie Library of
Pittsburgh
- Alabama Inventors Database
- Database of patents created by the Birmingham Public Library
- Cincinnati Inventors Database
- Database of patents issued to Cincinnati and Hamilton County, Ohio Inventors from 1813 through 1873.
- Confederate Patent Office
- List of Patents issued by the Confederate Patent Office, 1861-1864
- Directory of American Tool and Machinery Patents
- Searchable database of 40,000 antique tool and woodworking machine patents
- Historical Idaho Patents Database
- Database of patents created by the University of Idaho Library
- Index to
Early Louisiana Patents, 1810-1890
- Database of patents created by Miami University
Libraries
- Inventors Museum
- Directory of inventors and inventions in categories
like Colonial Inventors, Medical Inventions, and War Tech
- Iowa Inventions Database
- Database of patents created by the Iowa State Library, Coverage: 1843-2008
- Miami Valley Inventors: A Historical Database, 1814-1875
- Database created by Wright State University of Ohio inventors
- Name Changes in Patents Database
- United States patents in which a personal name change is specifically identified
- Nevada Inventors Database
- Database of patents created by the University of Nevada, Reno Libraries
- Oklahoma Inventors Database, 1880 - 1907
- Database of patents created by Oklahoma State University
- South Carolina Inventors, 1796 - 1896
- Database of patents created by Clemson University Libraries
- U.S. Alien Property Custodian Documents Database
- Database of bibliographic data for WWII patent applications that were seized by the Alien Property Custodian in 1942 and published by the Patent Office in the spring of 1943
- Women Inventors Index, 1790 - 1895
- Database created by the Miami University Libraries
Resources for
Inventors
- USPTO
Independent Inventors Resources
- Assistance for the solo or small business
inventor
- Attorneys
and Agents Registered to Practice before the USPTO
- Contact information for attorneys and agents with
licenses to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
- Wyoming Research Products
Center
- Provides technology transfer services to University of
Wyoming faculty and Wyoming businesses
- Rocky Mountain Inventors'
Congress
- Colorado-based inventors group
- Wyoming Small Business
Development Center
- Provides business consulting and educational programs;
offices located throughout state
- Wyoming SBIR/STTR Initiative
- Assists Wyoming businesses and individuals seeking
funding through the Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business
Technology Transfer programs
- National Inventor Fraud
Center
- Registered patent attorney's advise on invention
promotion companies and a list of "Good Guy" marketing resources, including
their fees
- InventorEd's Invention
Promotion Caution List
- Lists invention promotion companies that the FTC has
brought action against, were identified in court documents, or match a "Red
Flag" profile
- Women Inventors Project
- Canadian non-profit organization working to increase
successful inventors, especially women and girls, in Canada, the U.S., and
internationally
Technology
Transfer
- Wyoming SBIR/STTR Initiative
- Assists Wyoming businesses and individuals seeking
funding through the Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business
Technology Transfer programs
- Wyoming Research Products
Center
- Provides technology transfer services to University of
Wyoming faculty and Wyoming businesses
The following are websites for the technology transfer activities of various
Federal agencies:- NASA Commercial Technology
Network
- U.S. Dept. of
Agriculture - Technology Transfer Information Center
- U.S. Dept. of Defense -
Technology Transfer Database
- U.S. Dept. of Justice - Law Enforcement
Technology Commercialization
- U.S. Geological Survey -
Technology Transfer Information
Trademarks
- U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
- Federal agency responsible for granting U.S. patents
and registering federal trademarks; U.S. trademark database includes 3 million
pending, registered, and dead federal trademarks; not as comprehensive as the
CASSIS2 database
- Basic Facts about
Trademarks (USPTO)
- Guide from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on
what a trademark is and how to register one
- Guide to the Implementation of the Madrid Protocol in the United States (USPTO)
- USPTO guide gives an overview of the Madrid System and explains the procedures for implementation of the Madrid Protocol Implementation Act of 2002.
- Wyoming Secretary
of State - State Trademark Forms and Information
- Forms and information on registering a state
trademark
- Wyoming's Bucking
Horse & Rider Trademark
- History and licensing information on Wyoming's famous
trademark
- U.S. State Trademark
Resources
- Links for each state's trademark authority
- All About Trademarks
- Basic information and related links from a trademark
attorney
Copyright
- U.S. Copyright Office
- Federal agency responsible for registering U.S.
copyrights and administering copyright law
- Copyright Basics (U.S.
Copyright Office)
- Circular from the U.S. Copyright Office that discusses
the basics of registration and fees
- Copyright Term and the Public Domain
- Chart that explains copyright terms
- When Works Pass Into The
Public Domain
- Chart to determine when copyright ends from law
professor and librarian Laura Gasaway
- American Library Association Copyright Education Program
- Initiative to educate the library community about
copyright
- Stanford University Libraries:
Copyright & Fair Use
- Resources on fair use and copyright including
statutes, case law, and international treaties
- A Guide to Copyright for Music
Librarians
- News and guidelines useful for anyone dealing with
audiovisual materials
Students/Teachers
- U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Kids' Pages
- USPTO's web pages for kids to learn more about
inventors and inventions
- Invent Now
- Informational and educational site just for kids.
- Girl Tech
- Girl-friendly site looking at female inventors and invention activities.
- INVENT AMERICA!
- Nonprofit teacher-created program to help kids learn
by inventing
Guides/Resources
- Patent
Searching - the 7 Step Strategy
- Guide created by the Patent and Trademark Depository
Library Program
- Conducting a
Trademark Search at a PTDL
- Guide created by the Patent and Trademark Depository
Library Program
- McKinney Library Patent
Searching Tutorial
- Interactive patent searching tutorial from the
University of Texas at Austin
- University
of Texas Crash Course in Copyright
- Tutorial created by the University of Texas to assist
faculty with copyright questions
- Patents and Trademarks
- Guide created by the Wyoming State Library
- Resources for Researching Historical U.S. Patents
- Guide created by the Wyoming State Library
- Patents of Invention as Genealogical Resources (PDF)
- HeritageQuest Magazine article authored by Dawn Rohan at the Wyoming State Library
- Resources on Traditional Knowledge and Intellectual Property
- Guide created by the Wyoming State Library
- Resources on Women Inventors
- Guide created by the Wyoming State Library
- Copyright
- Guide created by the Wyoming State Library
- Trademark Basics
- Guide created by the Wyoming State Library
- Trademark Searching
- Guide created by the Wyoming State Library
- Intellectual Property Chart
- Guide created by the Wyoming State Library
Created by Statewide Information Services, Wyoming State
Library
Last updated September 2010.
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