From Patent to Profit (book and web site)
The book is a thorough guide in the invention process and explains the methodologies used by the world's top inventors to achieve a 100% success rate. The website contains an enormous amount of information and resources for innovators.
http://www.frompatenttoprofit.com/
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George Mason Intellectual Properties (GMIP - business: services)
A non-profit corporation established in 2003 to address the need of George Mason University to transfer intellectual property created at the university into the commercial sector.
http://gunston.gmu.edu/gmip/
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George Mason Office of Technology Transfer (OTT - GMU department)
In July 2000 George Mason University established the Office of Technology Transfer to promote and facilitate the use of the many rich and exciting university innovations by the business community.
http://www.gmu.edu/research/techtransfer/
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Invent Now - National Inventors Hall of Fame (organization)
Invent Now is a non-profit organization that brings to the world a wide range of programs, places, content and other experiences. Everything we offer is in service of our mission: to celebrate and foster the spirit and practice of invention — the innate human impulse that drives social and economic progress.
http://www.invent.org/
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Inventors Network of the Capital Area (organization)
A non-profit educational organization. Here you can meet with experienced inventors and entrepreneurs in the northern Virginia area. Every month they have a meeting with presentations and discussions concerning intellectual property protection and innovation processes. It is an excellent opportunity to learn first hand from inventors and to network with inventors and entrepreneurs.
http://www.dcinventors.org/
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The National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance (organization)
The National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance fosters invention, innovation, and entrepreneurship in higher education as a way of creating innovative, commercially viable, and socially beneficial businesses and employment opportunities in the United States. The NCIIA works with colleges and universities to build collaborative experiential learning programs that help nurture a new generation of innovators and entrepreneurs with strong technical and business skills and the tools and intention to make the world a better place.
http://www.nciia.org/
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Patent Cafe (business: products, services)
Provider of high performance intellectual property management and patent research tools. "Over the past 10 years, PatentCafe® has become the brand recognized worldwide as the trusted provider of high performance intellectual property management and patent research tools. Our solutions are now considered the gold standard by many of the world's most prolific patent filers."
http://www.patentcafe.com/
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Patent It Yourself (book)
A complete inventor's gulde. (11th ed. Spring 2005)
Everything you need to protect, patent, and profit from your invention.
By David Pressman, Patent Lawyer, San Francisco
http://www.patentityourself.com/
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Patent Searching Made Easy (book)
Patent Searching Made Easy: How to Do Patent Searches on the Internet and in the Library, Third Edition (Paperback). Written by inventor David Hitchcock, this book explains step by step how to use an Internet browser to search U.S. patents. It discusses how to classify an invention properly, and then, using that classification, find all relevant patents issued within that class.
http://www.lulu.com/content/181663/
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United States Patent and Trademark Office (government business: services)
"The USPTO encourages technological advancement by providing incentives to invent, invest in, and disclose new technology worldwide through the issuance of patent." Search exisitng patents, learn about Patents, Trademarks, Servicemarks, and Copyrights, and more from the wealth of information and resources that the USPTO offers.
http://www.uspto.gov/
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Young Inventors International (organization)
Young Inventors International is a not-for-profit organization that educates and connects students and innovators under the age of 35 to bring new technologies to market. Young Inventors invites students to participate in challenges and competitions, connect with experts via webinars, find mentors to assist with business development, and raise funding for new ventures. Young Inventors also offers specialized resources for social entrepreneurs.
http://www.younginventors.org/
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