Patent FAQ Sites

  • Patent Office Sites
  • University Sites
  • Association Sites
  • Law Firm Sites
  • Other Sites
  • Glossaries


    Patent Office Sites

  • General Information Concerning Patents - compiled by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).


    University Sites

  • Basic U.S. Patent, Trademark & Copyright Information - compiled by Franklin Pierce Law Center
  • Intellectual Property: The Practical and Legal Fundamentals - by Thomas G. Field, Jr. Professor of Law, a former patent examiner and founding faculty member of Franklin Pierce Law Center. Adapted from an article originally published in Idea, Vol. 35, pp. 79-128 (1994) written for lawyers and law students.
  • U.S. Patents: An Introduction - A Basic Guide and Introduction to Resources, Patents at Louisiana State University.


    Association Sites

  • Patents - An overview of patent law from a United Kingdom perspective compiled by the Chartered Institute of Patent Agents (CIPA)


    Law Firm Sites

  • Frequently Asked Questions - compiled by Oppenheimer Wolff & Donnelly. The firm has offices in Brussels, Chicago, Detroit, Geneva, Irvine, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, New York, Paris, Saint Paul, Silicon Valley, Washington, D.C., and strategic alliances in Amsterdam, Milan and Rome.
  • A Guide to Patents - compiled by Wells, St. John, Roberts, Gregory & Matkin P.S. , Spokane, Washington, USA


    Other Sites

  • FAQ - monitored by John Moetteli, Da Vinci Design Resources, Geneva, Switzerland
  • Patent FAQ - Ten most frequently asked questions compiled by Patent & Trademark Services Inc.
  • About Patents - compiled by the Thomson Reuters


    Glossaries

  • Glossary of Thomson Scientific terminology

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