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Official Sites

www.ipo.gov.uk

UK Intellectual Propery Office

Wide range of useful information and legal requirements for creating and using patents and Intellectual Property in the UK. Includes free / subscriber access to searchable Patent, Trademark and Design databases.

www.uspto.gov

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Gives extensive information and requirements on creating and using patents and IP in the US. Also provides up-to-date news and legal notices issued by the patent office. Gives free access to searchable US Patent and Trademark databases.

www.epo.org

European Patent Office

Provides general and official information on the EPO operation. Provides online assistance to those wishing to apply for a European patent. Gives access to various searchable IP related databases.

www.jpo.go.jp

Japanese Patent Office

Provides useful information on the Japanese patent systems and laws and gives up-to-date news and announcements from the JPO. Details some useful links to Japanese and global IP related sites.

www.wipo.org

World Intellectual Property Organisation

Extensive information on and from the body which promotes and governs the global protection and use of Intellectual Property Rights.

www.lesi.org

Licensing Executives Society International

LES International is an association of 31 national and regional societies, each composed of individual members who are engaged in the profession of licensing and other aspects of transferring or profiting from intellectual property.

www.cipa.org.uk

Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys

The official site for the body governing UK patent agents. Provides useful information for inventors and professionals working in the IP industry, including a directory of UK patent agent firms.


Patent / Trademark Searching

http://gb.espacenet.com/search97cgi/s97_cgi.exe?Action=FormGen&Template=/gb/en/home.hts

European Patent Organisation Database

Direct link to the free database of published world wide patents and patent applications.

http://www.uspto.gov/patft/

US Patent Office Database

Direct link to the US patent office’s database. Free searchable access to full text of US patents.

Canadian Patent Database

Direct link to the database of 75 years worth of descriptions and images for Canadian registered patents and trademarks.

 




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