FYI - Here are some resources you might find helpful....
Inventor Information -
- Inventor Checklist here - http://www.nolo.com/legal-
encyclopedia/checklist-should- you-patent-invention-29456. html - Nolo Inventor's Books - http://www.nolo.com/products/
nolos-inventors-bundle-invbun. html - Inventor Resources - http://www.uspto.gov/inventors/
- Inventor Resource Center - http://www.uspto.gov/inventors/iac/
- Inventors Digest - http://www.inventorsdigest.com/
- Inventor's Organizations - http://www.uspto.gov/inventors/independent/eye/201112/orgs.jsp
- Inventing For Dummies by Pamela Riddle Bird,Wiley Pub., 2004. - https://www.amazon.com/Inventing-Dummies-Pamela-Riddle-Bird/dp/0764542311
Patent Searching -
- Google patents - https://patents.google.com/ - this tool is easiest to use and goes way back.
- PatentScope, which covers the world - https://www.wipo.int/patentscope/en/ and https://www.uspto.gov/patents/basics
Patenting -
- U.S. Patent Information - https://www.uspto.gov/patents/basics
- Patent/Trademark Resource Center - http://www.uspto.gov/products/library/ptdl/
- Worldwide Patenting - www.wipo.int/edocs/pubdocs/en/patents/925/wipo_pub_925.pdf
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