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Intellectual
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Intellectual Property |
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| Web Address: http://www.intellectual-property.gov.uk | |
| The site contains basic information about intellectual property and signposts users and creators so that they can obtain licences for particular use and information to enable them to proect their rights. It also signposts them to other sites which might be useful to them | |
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Patents at the British Library |
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| Web Address: http://www.bl.uk/services/document/patent.html | |
| the British Library Science Technology and Business (STB) The British Library is the national library of the UK and one of the world's greatest research libraries. | |
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Trade Marks Database Enquiry |
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| Web Address: http://webdb4.patent.gov.uk/tm/text | |
| The Trade Mark Text Search has been developed to help you find a mark when you do not know the trade mark number. The search is limited to find identical marks or marks starting with the characters you type in the search field. | |
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The Institute of Patentees & Inventors |
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| Web Address: http://www.invent.org.uk | |
| The institute is a non-profit making association of over 1,000 members who pay an annual subscription. It offers its members advice and guidance on all aspects of inventing from idea conception to innovation and development. | |
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Patents and Standards |
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| Web Address: http://www.ucl.ac.uk/Resources/Reference/patstan.htm | |
| Links with various patent, trade mark and standards in the UK and other countries. | |
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Intellectural Property Attorneys |
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| Web Address: http://www.slwk.com/ | |
| American site with IP links | |
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Canadian Patents Database |
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| Web Address: http://patents1.ic.gc.ca/intro-e.html | |
| This database allows you access to 75 years of patent descriptions and images. You can search, retrieve and study more than 1,400,000 patent documents. | |
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Bitlaw |
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| Web Address: http://www.bitlaw.com/software-patent/ | |
| BitLaw and the rest of the Internet contains a great deal of information on the patenting of computer software. This topical index provides one-stop shopping for learning about software patents. A discussion on basic patent law is found in the Patent Section of BitLaw. | |
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The UK Patent Office |
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| Web Address: http://www.patent.gov.uk | |
| Responsible for the Intellectual Property (Copyright, Designs, Patents and Trade Marks) in the UK. | |
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Patently Absurd |
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| Web Address: http://www.patent.freeserve.co.uk/ | |
| Anyone who has made an invention can apply for a patent. Most patents describe serious inventions, which represent technological progress in the field concerned. But not always. People patent some pretty weird and wacky ideas.... This site also has usefullinks. | |
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Patents Advice Centre |
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| Web Address: http://www.bl.uk/services/document/patent.html | |
| Useful links to some sources of information on the web concerning intellectual property. | |
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The Chartered Institute of Patent Agents |
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| Web Address: http://www.cipa.org.uk | |
| CIPA is the professional and examining body for patent agents (also known as patent attorneys) in the UK. It represents virtually all of the 1400 registered patent attorneys in the UK whether they practise in industry or in private practice. CIPA maintains the Register of Patent Agents under the statutory authority on behalf of the DTI. | |
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I P Institute |
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| Web Address: http://www.ip-institute.org.uk | |
| The Intellectual Property Institute promotes awareness and understanding of intellectual property law and its contribution to economic and social welfare, through high quality independent research: to provide knowledge and expertise for industry policy makers, professionals and the general public, in order to foster a legal, social and regulatory climate which supports an innovation-based economy | |
