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USEFUL LINKS

INVENTING & PATENTING INFORMATION

The USPTO Independent Inventor website dedicated to helping the individual inventor
The UK PTO has a lot of information on how-to patent in UK and Europe
Guide to Filing a Utility Patent Application from USPTO 
Complete your own Provisional Patent Application with this easy to use software. Contains all the forms and a easy to use step by step procedure. 
Protect your idea for only $10.00. Info. provided by USPTO. 
The Intellectual Property Rights Helpdesk has developed an extensive multimedia tutorial. Extensive patent information, over 30 million patent documents are available. 
Dave Pressman's "how-to" patenting book - The BEST!  It is considered to be the inventors' BIBLE.
Official US PTO Patent Database
Official Canadian Patent Office
Free, U.S. Patent Search provided by IBM.
Very good patent law reference site 
Intellectual property legal information 
A Newsletter issued by the Patent Office Professional Association. 
TRIZ provides a methodology for creative engineering design. 
National Inventor Fraud Center lists dishonest invention marketing companies (scammers).
Provides an internet service to promote innovation and stimulate the development of new products and business expansion. Whilst the site is sponsored by the Department of State and regional Development in the State of New South Wales Australia, submissions from interstate and overseas are welcome.
Young Inventors International of Canada - where members and mentors from our professional mentorship network can meet and post messages
Global Women Inventors & Innovators Network is an organisation committed to recognising and working with women in the world of Intellectual Property.
The Inventors' Digest magazine 
The Entrepreneur Network is a non-profit corporation helping Midwest inventors and entrepreneurs - good information. 
The West Coast's only television show dedicated to serving the needs of small and minority business.  Lots of resources for new entrepreneurs - tapes available.
Trade shows information - dates and locations. 
Washington State University Innovation Assessment
National Inventor Fraud Center provides information to inventors about invention promotion companies.
The NCIIA supports faculty and students with teaching of invention and innovation
Make your idea public without monetary compensation - for fun.
Blue Ridge Inventors' Club, Charlottesville, VA

INVENTION MARKETING

World Innovation Network -does Preliminary marketability test only $200
The Innovation Assessment Center at Washington State University

Ethicon
Endo-Surgery Inc.

A Johnson&Johnson company. Will accept your patented invention for a review and possible licensing. They are interested only in non-invasive surgical instruments.
Marketing Toys & Games for inventors.
Hungarian Inventors looking for licensees
INVENTION FUNDING 
How to do Business with DOE.
Inventions and Innovation grants for early development of innovative, energy saving inventions.
Intersoft Solutions Inc. FinanceHub - venture capital resources.
FREE funding source locator that will match your financial needs.
U.S. Dep. of Energy's Inventions and Innovation Program

BUSINESS INFORMATION

Thomas Register Catalog of US Manufacturers.
In-depth information to help you locate information on 400,000 Mfg.
Government business opportunities and Information.
AT&T 1-800 Toll-free Directory - find a business.
Entrepreneur Information for Business Development. 
D&B 
Dunn & Bradstreet - Reports and information on companies.
CNN 
CNN - News.
Internet Yellow Pages.
Service Corps of Retired Executives is an SBA sponsored program offering free counseling to start-ups and small businesses.