Here are some links to other websites that might be useful to solo inventors:
U.S. PATENT & TRADEMARK OFFICE WEBSITE Includes pages for solo inventors as well as a powerful Patent Search Engine.
USPTO TEXT SEARCH ENGINE – Searches all Patents by text from 1976 onward, can download all Patents ever issued.
GUIDE TO FILING UTILITY APPLICATION – Not a “do it yourself” manual, but good background on the requirements for filing.
INVENTOR’S DIGEST WEBSITE – the greatest magazine in the world for solo inventors. Subscribe!
BOAT INDUSTRY INVENTOR’S PAGE (useful for all inventors) – Good general information for all inventors, and especially for nautical related inventions.
WEIGHT LIFTING EQUIPMENT INVENTOR’S PAGE (useful for all inventors) - Good general information for all inventors, and especially for fitness related inventions.
(Note: We are not affiliated with nor familiar with Polson Enterprises and thus do not endorse this company in any way. However, their Boat Industry and Weight Lifting web pages are full of useful inventor information including warnings on invention brokers). There appear to be many useful links on how to do your own Market Research on this page. Polson links used with permission.
UNITED INVENTORS ASSOCIATION – an anti-fraud group. Good reading for the first-time inventor.
TOTALLY ABSURD INVENTIONS – some examples of humorous inventions from the past.
COPYRIGHT CLEARANCE CENTER – a place to go to obtain permission to use copyrighted works (usually for a fee).
Library of Congress – U.S. Copyright Office – Information on how to register a Copyright |