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U.S. Intellectual Property Assistance

Patent Data

Patent Activity
Patent activity and rankings, by state, 2000: State Science & Technology Institute.

Historical Patent Counts
Historical patents counts by state (1963-1983): U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

Patents by Geography
Patents awarded by state (1977-latest year) and metropolitan area and county (1990-latest year), with breakouts by organization.

Patents to Academic Institutions
Patents awarded annually to each U.S. college and university, 1969-latest year.

Independent Inventors
Patents awarded to independent inventors, by state, 1977-latest year.

U.S. Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights

U.S. Library of Congress - U.S. Copyright Office
Lots of resources from the U.S. government, including information on Webcasting and digital transmissions.

Searching Online U.S. Copyright Office Records
How to search copyright records for books, films, music, maps, sound recordings, software, multimedia kits, drawings, posters, sculpture, serials and more.

Copyright Information Circulars and Form Letters
U.S. Copyright Office circulars for downloading (PDF format and text formats).

U.S. Patent & Trademark Office
Search patents and trademarks, order copies, apply for patents, register trademarks, pay fees, monitor progress and more!

Office of Patent Policy Dissemination
The OPPD disseminates patent policy through training and information to U.S. Patent and Trademark Office customers.

Patent and Trademark Office Forms
Forms and information for patent and trademark applicants.

U.S. Trademark Law
Rules of practice and federal Statutes governing patents and trademarks.

 

Other American Agencies

National Institute of Standards and Technology
NIST works with industry to develop and apply technology, measurements and standards. The NIST site includes information about products and services, funding, and research-manufacturing partnerships.

National Technical Information Service
This U.S. Department of Commerce site contains government information about science, technology and business.

National Telecommunications and Information Administration
The NTIA site provides information on domestic and international telecommunications as well as information technology issues.

U.S. Department of Agriculture Biotechnology Patents
Information on biotechnology patents and new technologies.

U.S. Government Electronic Commerce Policy
The United States Government's policies on all kinds of electronic commerce. Includes news stories.

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