Patent and Trademark Search Sites
PCT Guidance Patent Cooperation Treaty ~ Filing Abroad in the Least Expensive Way
US © Where you can register your copyrights
Invention Evaluation Services
Innovation Institute, Dr. Gerald Udell
Washington Small Business Development Center Washington State University
Comprehensive Information Sites
Inventor Resources US Patent and Trademark Office
Patent & TM Depository Libraries Comprehensive Resources ~ Hand-on Assistance ~ Every State, DC & Puerto Rico
Patent Cafe — World’s Largest Most Comprehensive Site for Inventors, Entrepreneurs, IP Managers and Strategists - - Articles, columns, news, advice…
IP Frontline Popular e-magazine on intellectual property. See special section for SME’s ~ Small & Medium Enterprise :
DON KELLY’S entrepreneur-focused column: “Out to Launch”
WHAT A TREK ~ A Team Sport Inventor's Road to Market
SMALL BUSINESS HELP
Creating a Successful Business Plan, Customer Service Fundamentals, Creating Web Pages
Small Business Development Centers
Seasoned assistance : Senior Corps of Retired Executives
Going Global with Your Invention
EXPORT AND TRADE ~ COMPREHENSIVE GOV SITE
1 800 USA-TRADE Your “One Stop Shop”
LICENSING EXECUTIVES SOCIETY ~ See below
Inventor Info Exchanges, On-line Forums, Moderated Discussion Groups
- Educating Inventors Entrepreneurs
- Avoiding Invention Marketing Scams
Skip the Scam!!!
Caution lists, potential and proven scammers
Licensing - - US & Abroad
LESI LICENSING EXECUTIVES SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL Select a country
LES LICENSING EXECUTIVES SOCIETY ~ US & CANADA
LES PRODUCT REPS., BROKERS, NEGOTIATORS
Funding Sources
GRANTS
“ENERGY-RELATED INVENTION”
National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL)
Small Business Innovative Research Program
Small (Business) Technology Transfer Research Program
“DEFENSE-RELATED”
US Department of Defense (Inventions w/Commercial Potential)
US GOVERNMENT AGENCIES WITH FUNDS
Department of Agriculture Health and Human Services - also STTR
Department of Commerce National Institutes of Health
Department of Defense - also STTR Health Care Financing Administration
Department of Education Department of Transportation
Department of Energy - also STTR NASA – also STTR
Environmental Protection Agency National Science Foundation – also STTR
SUBSCRIBE TO A GRANTS NOTIFICATION SERVICE
Federal Laboratories ~ Cooperative Research or Testing
Temporary Company Facilities
FIND AN INCUBATOR from more that 600 INCUBATORS in the USA.
Contests and Competitions for Inventors
“250 new products needed each week”
HENKEL~DIAL Partners in Innovation
NOTE: Sweepstakes Announcement Coming Soon through the United Inventors Assn.
Searching for Parts or Supplies…Company Information
Industrial Search — Search ThomasNet, the most comprehensive resource for industrial information. Go straight to the source of product, company information, CAD drawings and more..
Search by industry…get free Trade Publications in your field.
For the Young Inventor
Thanks for your interest in the intellectual property-related services of IAMA, LLC, and for your inventive efforts to make our planet a better, safer, more comfortable place to live. I hope this listing of my own favorite resources will provide you the traction you need for that perilous, off-road trek to market.