RESOURCES ON ENGINEERING
The information and learning resources, below, will help students, children, parents and teachers to understand engineering principles, promote creativity and imagination in children, and assist inventors and innovators.
RESOURCES FOR INVENTORS & ENTREPRENEURS
The RESOURCES FOR INVENTORS & ENTREPRENEURS, below, will provide useful information and learning resources for inventors and innovators.
Patents May Be Searched Using the Following Resources:
- USPTO Patent Full-Text Databases
- Official Gazette for Patents
- Public Search Facility in Alexandria, VA
PDF Download of Patents and Published Applications
Check the Filing Status of Your Patent Application
Patent Resources for Inventors
- Getting Started with Patents
- General Information Concerning Patents
- Patent Process Overview
- Search for Patents
- Inventors Eye Newsletter
Trademark Resources for Entrepreneurs
- Trademark Basics
- An Overview of a Trademark Application and Maintenance Process
- Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS)
- Trademark Status and Document Retrieval (TSDR)
- Trademark Assignment Query - Assignments on the Web (AOTW)
- Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB)
- Trademark Manual of Examining Procedure (TMEP)
Inventors & Entrepreneurs Assistance
Intellectual Property Awareness, Education & Information
- Scam Prevention
- Provisional Application for Patent
- General Information Concerning Patents
- Nonprovisional (Utility) Patent Application Filing Guide
- IP Awareness Assessment
Learn More About USPTO Tools & Services To Address Patent Filing Needs By Consulting:
- Patent Pro Bono Program
- Law School Clinic Certification Program
- Pro Se Assistance Program
- Inventor and Entrepreneur Resources
Articles for Inventors
[posted on IPWatchdog.com]
- An Introduction to Patent Claims
- Is This Patent Any Good? How to Tell a Good Patent From a Bad One
- What is a Patent and Where Do Patent Rights Come From?
- The Top 5 Mistakes Inventors make with their Invention
- How to Know When You’re Ready to File a Nonprovisional Patent Application
- Why Does It Cost So Much to Prepare Patent Applications?
- Are you Ready to File a Provisional Patent Application?
- The Importance of Keeping an Expansive View of the Invention
- Why Inventors Should Not Rely On Their Own Search
- Patent Drafting: Ambiguity and Assumptions are the Enemy
- A Conversation with New UIA Executive Director John Calvert
- Patent Drafting: Appropriately Disclosing Your Invention
- Getting Your Invention to Market: Licensing vs. Manufacturing
- How to Describe an Invention in a Patent Application
- Patent Drawings 101: The Way to Better Patent Applications
- How Long Does a Patent Last?
- What is Intellectual Property?
- Understanding Patent Claims
- Different Types of U.S. Patent Applications
- Utility Patent Applications – Content and Substance
- The Patent Process on a Tight But Realistic Budget
- The Risk of Not Immediately Filing a Patent Application
- Patent Drafting: Top 5 Critical Things to Remember
- Obtaining Exclusive Rights for Your Invention in the United States
- Patent Drafting: Not as Easy as You Think
RESOURCES FOR CHILDREN, PARENTS & TEACHERS
The RESOURCES FOR CHILDREN, PARENTS & TEACHERS, below, will provide information and learning resources to help parents and teachers to encourage creativity in children.
USPTO
- United States Patent and Trademark Office KIDS! Pages
- Patent and Trademark Resource Centers (PTRCs)
Smithsonian Institution Archives
Museum of Science, Boston
Smithsonian National Museum of American History
NASA Inventions for Kids
National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) - Science Resources for Parents
Humor: "America's Goofiest Patents!"
U.S. Government's Official Web Portal for Kids – Kids.gov
- Kids: Grade K-5
- Art and Music
- Exercise and Eating Healthy
- Government
- Health and Safety
- History
- Jobs
- Math
- Money
- Online Safety
- Reading and Writing
- Science
- Social Studies
- Teens: Grade 6-8
- Art and Music
- Exercise and Eating Healthy
- Government
- Health and Safety
- History
- Jobs
- Math
- Money
- Online Safety
- Reading and Writing
- Science
- Social Studies
- Teachers
- Parents
National Inventors Hall of Fame
National Science Foundation
Timelines of United States Inventions
Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)
RESOURCES FOR PATENT PRACTITIONERS - U.S. PATENT LAW & PRACTICE
The RESOURCES FOR PATENT PRACTIONERS - U.S. PATENT LAW & PRACTICE, below, will provide information of interest to patent practitioners.
PDF Download of Patents and Published Applications
Court Decisions
USPTO
- Manual of PATENT EXAMINING PROCEDURE Ninth Edition (November 2015)
- USPTO Fee Schedule
- Patent Cooperation Treaty Fees
- Hague - International Design Application Fees
- Trademark Fees
Laws, Regulations, Policies, Procedures, Guidance and Training
- U.S. Patent Rules, Consolidated (PDF)
- U.S. Patent Laws, Consolidated (PDF)
- Manual of Patent Examining Procedure (MPEP), Patent Procedures & related guides
- Patent-Related Notices
- America Invents Act
- Patents Examination
- Inter Partes Reexamination Threshold Transition
- Tax Strategies deemed within the Prior Art
- Best Mode
- Human Organism Prohibition
- Prioritized Examination
- Inventor's Oath/Declaration
- Preissuance Submissions
- Citation of a Patent Owner Claim Scope Statement
- Supplemental Examinination
- First-Inventor-to-File
- Repeal of Statutory Invention Registration
- OED Statute of Limitations
- Examination Guidance and Training Materials
Guidance on Patent Subject Matter Eligibility
- Federal Register Notice: May 2016 Subject Matter Eligibility Update
- May 2016 Update: Memorandum - Formulating a Subject Matter Eligibility Rejection and Evaluating the Applicant's Response to a Subject Matter Eligibility Rejection (May 4, 2016)
- May 2016 Update: Subject Matter Eligibility Examples: Life Sciences (May 6, 2016)
- May 2016 Update: Index of Eligibility Examples (May 6, 2016)
- May 2016 Update: Subject Matter Eligibility Court Decisions (Formerly Appendix 3) [updated May 17, 2016]
- May 2016 Update: Memorandum - Recent Subject Matter Eligibility Decisions (Enfish, LLC v. Microsoft Corp. and TLI Communications LLC v. A.V. Automative, LLC) (May 19, 2016)
- Federal Register Notice: July 2015 Update on Subject Matter Eligibility
- July 2015 Update: Subject Matter Eligibility
- July 2015 Update Appendix 1: Examples
- July 2015 Update Appendix 2: Index of Eligibility Examples
- July 2015 Update Appendix 3: Subject Matter Eligibility Court Decisions
- July 2015 Update: Interim Eligibility Guidance Quick Reference Sheet
- Federal Register Notice: 2014 Interim Guidance on Patent Subject Matter Eligibility
- 2014 Interim Eligibility Guidance Quick Reference Sheet (December 2014)
- Nature-Based Product Examples (December 16, 2014)
- Abstract Idea Examples (January 27, 2015)
- Alice Corp. Pty. Ltd. v. CLS Bank Int’l, 573 U.S. __, 134 S.Ct. 2347, 110 USPQ2d 1976 (2014)
- Association for Molecular Pathology v. Myriad Genetics, Inc., 569 U.S. __, 133 S.Ct. 2107, 106 USPQ2d 1972 (2013)
- Mayo Collaborative Serv. v. Prometheus Labs., Inc., 566 U.S. __, 132 S.Ct. 1289, 101 USPQ2d 1961 (2012)
Patent Business Methods
- Technology Center 3600's Business Method Web Site
- 103 Rejection Examples for Business Method Inventions
The Courts
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. Court of Federal Claims
- U.S. Court of International Trade
- U.S. Courts
- Federal Judicial Center
- PACER Service Center
The Legislative Branch
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
- Bill Summary and Status
- The U.S. House of Representatives
- House Directory
- House Committees and Schedules
- Legislative Activities
- The U.S. Senate
- Senate Directory
- Senate Bills and Hearings
Government
- U.S. Department of Justice
- U.S. International Trade Commission
- General Services Administration Board of Contract Appeals
- U.S. Department of Agriculture
- U.S. Copyright Office
- U.S. Department of Energy
- U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
- U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
- Import Administration
- U.S. Department of the Interior
- U.S. Department of Labor Board of Contract Appeals
- Office of Management and Budget
- U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board
- U.S. Government's Official Web Portal
- U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
- Office of Personnel Management
- U.S. Government Printing Office Board of Contract Appeals
- Office of the United States Trade Representative
Codes and Regulations
Agencies
- U.S. Air Force
- U.S. Army
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
- U.S. Coast Guard
- U.S. Department of Defense
- U.S. Marine Corps
- NASA Headquarters
- U.S. Navy
- U.S. Department of the Treasury
World Trade Organization (WTO)
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