Links

Links

1. U.S. Patent Searches

2. Patent Offices

3. Additional Patent Information

4. Trademark Information

5. Copyright Information

6. Licensing

7. Private Investigation Tools

8. Venture Capital and Funding

9. Other Government Sites

10. Selected Business Lead Sites

11. Selected Science and Engineering Sites

12. Trade Shows and Conventions

13. Other Sites of Interest

 

1. U.S. Patent Searches
US Patent and Trademark Office
www.uspto.gov
(News, patent searches, listing of parent attorneys and agents, etc.)

Google Patent Searching

www.google.com/patents

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2. Patent Offices
USPTO
www.uspto.gov
(US governemnt site with searching, forms, fee schedule, and general information)
European Patent Office

www.european-patent-office.org
(EPO site with links to foreign patent offices, general information on foreign patents.)

Japanese Patent Office
www.jpo.go.jp/
(Interesting section on noteworthy patents and practical advice)

Patent Office of the People Republic of China
www.cpo.cn.net
(General information, news events, and announcements)

Patent Offices around the world
www.pcug.org.au/~arhen/

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3. Additional Patent Information
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.)

American Intellectual Property Law Association
www.aipla.org
(IP Lawyer's site with links to Supreme Court, CAFC, and other court cases involving IP)

World Intellectual Property Organization
www.wipo.org
(WIPO site in English, French, and Spanish)

RFC--Recently filed IP (Intellectual Property Cases)
www.rfcexpress.com

Intellectual Property Today
www.iptoday.com

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4. Trademark Information
USPTO
www.uspto.gov
(Go to trademark area for general information, and can file application online.)

International Trademark Association
www.inta.org
(INTA site lists meetings, publication, what's new and brand valuation sections)

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5. Copyright Information
US Copyright Office
www.loc.gov/copyright
(General information, forms, etc.)

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6. Licensing
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)

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7. Private Investigation Tools
Zaba Search
www.zabasearch.com

Free source for locating people

Private Investigator Mall
www.PIMall.com
(PI information and tools on background, pre-employment, civil and criminal, hidden assets, fraud inquiries, etc. Interesting product and services section)

OfficerOnline
www.officer.com
(Site for law enforcement officers, products; interesting services, links)

Spokeo
www.spokeo.com
Good and practical  database to get personal information, including house pictures, family information.

Additional PI tools
www.crimetime.com

Kroll
www.kroll.com
International Investigation Agency

Lexis/Nexis
www.lexis-nexis.com
(A premier site for business, legal, investigative, and public information-fee based)

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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.

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9. Other governement sites
Securities and Exchange Commision
www.sec.gov

Federal Trade Commission
www.ftc.gov

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10. Selected Business Lead Sites
Thomas Register
www.thomasregister.com
(150,000 plus companies list their products)

Wall Street Journal
www.wsj.com

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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


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12. Trade Shows and Conventions


Consumer Electronics Show, CES
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.



Canton Fair
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

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13. Other Sites of Interest

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.

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