EUROPEwww.ipr-helpdesk.org/index.htm
European Commission DG Enterprise (IPR Helpdesk)
USA
www.uspto.gov/web/offices/com/iip/index.htm
A special Web site for independent inventors which gives basic information on a number of
frequently asked questions. Prepared by the Office of Independent Inventor Programs (OIPP)
of the US Patent and trademark Office (USPTO). (The OIPP, which was established in March
1999, is a model for the Patent Offices of other countries.)
www.patentcafe.com
A comprehensive selection of links and information, which
are important to inventors (USA and other countries). Prepared by Andy Gibbs, inventor.
www.rjriley.com and http://www.inventorEd.org
An excellent Inventor Resources which compiles lists of
useful Web sites, by category. It also includes a listing of suspicious and
questionable invention promotion companies. Prepared by Ronald J. Riley, inventor.
www.inventorsdigest.com
The Web site of "Inventors' Digest", the best
inventors' magazine in the USA. A bi-monthly publication. Editor: Ms Joanne
Hayes-Rines.
www.uiausa.org
Site of the United Inventors Association (UIA-USA).
Links to most of the other inventor groups in the USA. An important section of this
site, entitled "Red Flag Warnings", presents in detail the Inventor's Awareness
Center of the UIA. Prepared by Robert Lougher.
United Kingdom
www.bl.uk/services/stb.html
Links to patent and other intellectual property
information resources. Site of the British Library - Science Technology and Business
(STB).
www.intellectual-property.gov.uk/index.htm
A UK Government-backed site, which (i) gives answers to
frequently asked questions on intellectual property, and (ii) has a good list of resources
and links.
www.wrti.org.uk
Website of WRTI, The Wessex Round Table of Inventors. A very comprehensive source of information for inventors.
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