Links
3. Additional Patent Information
7. Private Investigation Tools
8. Venture Capital and Funding
10. Selected Business Lead Sites
11. Selected Science and Engineering Sites
12. Trade Shows and Conventions
1.
U.S. Patent Searches
US Patent
and Trademark Office
www.uspto.gov
(News, patent searches, listing of parent attorneys and agents, etc.)
www.google.com/patents 2.
Patent Offices www.european-patent-office.org Japanese
Patent Office Patent
Office of the People Republic of China Patent
Offices around the world 3.
Additional Patent Information American
Intellectual Property Law Association World
Intellectual Property Organization RFC--Recently filed
IP (Intellectual Property Cases) Intellectual
Property Today 4.
Trademark Information International
Trademark Association 5.
Copyright Information 6.
Licensing 7.
Private Investigation Tools Private
Investigator Mall OfficerOnline Spokeo Additional PI tools Kroll
USPTO
www.uspto.gov
(US governemnt
site with searching, forms, fee schedule, and general information)
European Patent
Office
(EPO site with links to foreign patent offices, general information on
foreign patents.)
www.jpo.go.jp/
(Interesting
section on noteworthy patents and practical advice)
www.cpo.cn.net
(General information, news events, and announcements)
www.pcug.org.au/~arhen/
National
Inventor's Hall of Fame
www.invent.org
(Stories of famous inventors, information on inventors museum in Akron,
Ohio, and other practical invention information.)
www.aipla.org
(IP Lawyer's
site with links to Supreme Court, CAFC, and other court cases involving
IP)
www.wipo.org
(WIPO site in English, French, and Spanish)
www.rfcexpress.com
www.iptoday.com
USPTO
www.uspto.gov
(Go to trademark
area for general information, and can file application online.)
www.inta.org
(INTA site lists meetings, publication, what's new and brand valuation
sections)
US Copyright
Office
www.loc.gov/copyright
(General information, forms, etc.)
Licensing
Executive Society
www.usa-canada.les.org
(LES is the premier
licensing society for IP-excellent publications, meetings, and links to
international LES chapters)
Zaba Search
www.zabasearch.com
Free source for locating people
www.PIMall.com
(PI information
and tools on background, pre-employment, civil and criminal, hidden assets,
fraud inquiries, etc. Interesting product and services section)
www.officer.com
(Site for law
enforcement officers, products; interesting services, links)
www.spokeo.com
Good
and practical database to get personal information, including house
pictures, family information.
www.crimetime.com
www.kroll.com
International
Investigation Agency
Lexis/Nexis
www.lexis-nexis.com
(A premier site
for business, legal, investigative, and public information-fee based)
8. Venture Capital and
Funding
Kleiner Perkins
www.kpcb.com
Well known venture capital group which invests in start-ups
Cal Tech/MIT
Enterprise Forum
www.entforum.caltech.edu
Site and meetings of venture capitalists, start-ups, and
innovators.
9.
Other governement sites
Securities
and Exchange Commision
www.sec.gov
Federal
Trade Commission
www.ftc.gov
10.
Selected Business Lead Sites
Thomas
Register
www.thomasregister.com
(150,000 plus
companies list their products)
Wall
Street Journal
www.wsj.com
11.
Selected Science and Engineering Sites
Popular
Science
www.popsci.com
(Interesting
new product ideas)
Omnica Corporation
www.omnica.com
Southern California firm for industrial design and prototyping
Fanuc Robotics
www.fanucrobotics.com
Leading industrial robotics firm
Other
links under construction
12. Trade Shows and Conventions
www.cesweb.org
Largest trade show in Las Vegas which previews the latest in consumer electronics and gadgetry.
Cebit Show
www.cebit.de
Large German electronics show
ASDAMD
www.asdonline.com
Growing gift, gadget, accessories, toy, art, jewelry
wholesale show in Las Vegas.
International
Jewelry Show
www.JCKonline.com
The well known JCK jewelry show in Las Vegas and buying
site.
National
Association of Home Builders Show
www.nahb.org
High
Point Show
www.ihfc.com
Las Vegas
Mart
www.lasvegasmarket.com
New
5 million square foot furniture, accessories, and gift wholesale
mart with 2 shows/year
Milan Furniture
Show
www.cosmit.com
The world's largest, well known furniture and
accessories show.
HD Expo
www.HDexpo.com
Hospitality, Interior Design, Expo
Landscape
Expos
www.landscapeonline.com
Site features buying guide and expos information
International
Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions Show
www.iaapa.org
Global
Gaming Expo/G2E
www.globalgamingexpo.com
Light Fairs Show
www.lightfair.com and www.LDIshow.com
Industrial, commerical, residential light show. LDI show hosts
entertainment lighting.
www.cantonfair.org/cn/en/index.asp
Largest trade fair in China , held 2x/year, good source of Chinese manufacturers in many product areas.
Ambiente Consumer Goods and Gift Fair in Frankfurt
http://ambiente.messefrankfurt.com/frankfurt/en.html
Large, upscale consumer goods and gift fair in Germany .
Pacific Design and Manufacturing Show
www.pacdesignshow.com
Held in Anaheim , the west Coast's Largest Design and Manufacturing Show. Actually 6 shows in 1, including electronics, plastics, medical, green, packaging, etc.
World Expo
Organization
www.bie-paris.org
The major world expos are "must attends" for understanding
200 plus countries, history, culture, investment opportunities, and the
future. The latest major expo in Shanghai drew 70 million
plus and over 190 countries in 6 months during 2010. Attended
most majors since 1986 in Vancover, and include Seville,
Lisbon, Hannover, Nagoya (Japan), and Shanghai.
Biz Trade Show
Convention locator
www.biztradeshows.com
Annual Reports for investors
www.reportgallery.com
Asian
trade show, vendor, and manufacturer sources
www.asia.manufacturers.globalsources.com
China
Daily News
www.chinadaily.com.cn
Hong Kong News
Site
www.scmp.com
Business
Information
www.hoovers.com
Japanese
News
www.jetro.go.jp/
www.metropolis.japantoday.com
German International Trade Show locator
www.expodatabase.com
Alibaba site
www.alibaba.com
According to Forbes, best business to business site. Excellent sources for locating manufacturers and trade show, buying and selling leads.
Made-In-China
site
www.made-in-china.com
Chinese Search
Engine
www.baidu.com
Google Author's Site
www.google.com/talks/authors/index.html
Originally for Google employees, now famous authors who speak at Google employee events can now be viewed and listened to in full.
Way Back Machine (Old web page
site search)
www.archive.org
National Library of Medicine
www.nlm.nih.gov
Excellent source of medical information and innovation.
International Travel Site of State Department
www.travel.state.gov
Official site of State Department with summaries of travel issues, warnings, etc. for over 200 countries.
Agoda travel site
www.agoda.com
Official Dubai Site
www.dubai.com
Up to date information on Dubai
Price comparisons
www.pricegrabber.com
Source for product reviews and price comparisons
International real estate
guide
www.globalpropertyguide.com
For Fun
www.jibjab.com
Articles on Dubai and Japan and the 2005 World Expo.