Guides: Creating your own opportunities: Using University resources to become an entrepreneur and obtain a patent: Patent and Trademark Web Resources

Patent and Trademark Web Resources - General

Amarillo Inventors Association
"Meeting the needs of the future" Excellent resource for anyone interested in the invention process. .
European Patent Office (EPO) Useful Links
These links provide access to other patent offices, innovation resources, patent information user groups, etc.
Texas Tech University Office of Research Commercialization
TTU Office provides a wide variety of services for Texas Tech faculty and staff and selected off-campus customers for developing their intellectual property.

Free Patents Online: IP Research & Communities
Provides U.S. and international patent searching
Patent Lens
" A free public resource for patent system navigation worldwide".
Patent Searching (U.S. Patent and Trademark Office)
Links to patent searching including 7 Step Strategy and self-paced patent searching tutorial

Trademark Basics (U.S. Patent and Trademark Office)
Links to information about what trademarks are; searching marks online; checking trademark application status; etc.
Trademark Searching: TESS [Trademark Electronic Search System] (U.S. Patent Office)
Links to searching trademarks, including Basic Word Mark and Design Mark, browsing Trademark dictionary, etc.