Resources

Recommended Patentability Searching Sites:

http://www.google.com/patents

http://patft.uspto.gov/

http://gb.espacenet.com

Recommended Sites for Obtaining Free .PDF Copies of Patents:

http://www.pat2pdf.org/

http://www.google.com/patents

Recommended Patent Blogs:

http://www.patentlyo.com/

http://www.patentbaristas.com/

http://www.ipwatchdog.com/

Sites to Use for Searching for a Particular Company’s U.S. Patents (enter the company’s name in the “Assignee Name” field):

http://www.google.com/advanced_patent_search

http://assignments.uspto.gov/assignments/q?db=pat

General Information on U.S. Patents:

http://www.uspto.gov/patents/index.jsp

General Information on U.S. Copyrights:

http://www.copyright.gov/

General Information on U.S. Trademarks:

http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/basics/index.jsp