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Patent and Trademark Resource Center: Resources for Inventors
Overview
Patent Basics
Resources for Inventors
Trademarks
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Helpful USPTO Programs / Links
Inventor's Assistance Center (IAC)
Staffed by former Supervisory Patent Examiners and experienced Primary Examiners who answer general questions concerning patent examining policy and procedure.
Inventor Resources
An extensive list of links to powerpoint presentations, brochures, newsletters, and other publications
About Invention Promotion Firms
Scam Prevention (USPTO)
A public forum for the publication of complaints concerning invention promoters/promotion firms, and published responses to the complaints.
Invention Promotion Firms
The FTC maintains a site that describes Invention Promotion Firms, and links to an online complaint form to report unscrupulous firms.
Tutorials
Patent Searching
from the University of Minnesota
Patents and Patentability
also from the University of Minnesota
Penn State's Physical and Mathematical Sciences Library Tutorial
Featured Books
Patent It Yourself
ISBN: 1413327826
Patents Demystified
by
Dylan O. Adams
Call Number: KF3114 .A73 2015
ISBN: 9781634251679
The ABA Consumer Guide to Obtaining a Patent
by
Richard W. Goldstein
Call Number: KF3120.Z9 G65 2016
ISBN: 9781634256070
Additional Publications
Inventor's Handbook
Inventor's Digest
2006-date
Must visit Cooper Library for access to this magazine
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