Inventor Links

Leagues, Associations and Unions

Inventors Assistance League
"Founded in 1963 by Creative People for Creative People." Nonprofit organization.

Institute of Inventors
Run by Professional Engineer Inventors in the UK. Nonprofit organization.

Int'l Fed'n of Inventors' Associations
Seeks to "improve the status of inventors at national and international levels, and to promote cooperation between inventor associations." Links. Nongovernmental organization.

Invention Convention
National Congress of Inventor Organizations.

Inventor's Union
An inventor's collective. Worth a look.

Regional Groups

Pennsylvania Inventor's Assn.
Newsletter, inventions, contests, and links for inventors in Pennsylvania.

Rocky Mountain Inventors and Entrepreneurs Congress
Information and opportunities. Nonprofit organization.

Resources, Tools and Guides - where to go if you don't even know what questions to ask

Lemelson-MIT Handbook for Inventors
A Great Starting Place! Created by the Lemelson-MIT Prize Program to address inventors' and entrepreneurs' most frequently asked questions about intellectual property and moving ahead.

Franklin Pierce Law Center
Straightforward intro to the basic information for IP concerns.

Center for Innovation in Product Development
"The Center...is one of the National Science Foundation's Engineering Research Centers dedicated to finding the new knowledge, processes, tools, and educational programs that will enable American industry to double the effectiveness of its annual investment in product development."

Inventor's Tool Shed
Information, product development, marketing, kids area, too.

PatentCafe
Forums, inventor chat, over 3000 links for new inventors to pros, to kids, etc., expert magazine online, free newsletter, etc.

Inventor's Forum
"Dedicated to assisting and educating early-stage inventors and to provide the environment necessary to safely bring new product ideas to the marketplace." Nonprofit organization.

Inventor's Digest
Help, invention events, links.

Inventor's Resource
Vast site. Columnists, free forms, business plan help.

Invent Net
Informational clearinghouse, includes discussion area.

Inventor Handbook
A great place to begin if looking for general information.

Fraud Awareness

National Inventor Fraud Center
Education focused.

Marketing Oriented Sites

Inventorworld
Includes "7-Steps for Fast Track Marketing."

Money4Ideas
Harvey Reese Associates- international licensing firm.

Historical, Bibliographical & Social Aspects

African American Inventor Series
This site is an attempt to thank the many African American inventors for their much too often unsung accomplishments.

Adventures of an Inventor
The story of how one person did it.

Invention Dimension
Features a different inventor each week and contains many resources, as well. An MIT site.

Inventure Place
National Inventor's Hall of Fame.

Patent Searches

Patent and Trademark Office
The U.S. Government's site.

Canadian Intellectual Property Office
Canada's site.

Delphion
Delphion lets you search and view patent documents from the U.S., Europe and Japan as well as patent applications published by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). Fee-based.

123patent.com
Patent searches and processing.

Express Search
Patent and trademark services; information about patents and trademark

Other Resources

Small Business Administration
U.S. Government's SBA On-line

Invention Machine Corporation
Product enables automatic creation of a "knowledge index" of your company's IP.

Inventor's Mill-Shop
A little bit zany, certainly fun. See what others have invented.

Great Idea Finder
Idea showcase, facts and myths, resource center, etc.

Patent Illustration and Design
Uses computer programs to provide services to attorneys and inventors.

Inventor's Bookstore
Bibliography and condensed reports.

colitz.com
Wacky patents of the month.

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