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SIMPLIFIED INDEX TO THE USPTO WEBSITE & OTHER IP LINKS

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QUICK LINKS – POPULAR PTO PAGES – PATENT

USPTO Home Page | Patent Center | PTO Fees | AIA Forms | ADS Form | Decleration Forms | MPEP | Patent Laws | Patent Rules | Patent Assignments | Maintenance Fees | Finance | Financial Manager | Patent Search by Number or Text | PCT Main Page | PCT E-Filing | PCT Help Desk | Download/Print Patents by Google | Free Patents on Line**

QUICK LINKS – TRADEMARKS, COPYRIGHTS

Trademark E-filing (TEAS) | Status (TSDR) | Fees | Trademark TMEP | Goods & Services Search | Trademark Home Page | Trademark Search (TESS) | Copyright Office | Copyright Forms | Fees | Copyright E-Filing (E-co) | Copyright Laws | Regs | Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) | Virginia State Bar | VSB CLE Courses

DETAILED LISTING OF PTO & IP LINKS

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U.S. PATENT OFFICE – GUIDES, FEES & DIRECTORY

PTO Main Page | PTO Online Services Index | PTO Inventor Help Desk | PTO Help Desk FAQs | BEST PTO Inventor Guide | Manual of Patent Examing Procedure | Index | Patent Laws | Patent Rules | PTO Fee Schedule | PTO Office Directory | EFS Financial Profile Login (Reg. Atty. only) | By Group/Office | By Examiner | Help | USPTO Database of Registered Attorneys/Agents

PATENT APPLICATION STATUS, E-FILING & FORMS

Electronic Business Center (Patents) | EBC New Users | MY USPTO | Patent Center | Current Application Fees | AIA Patent Forms | Application Data Sheet | Patent Assignments | Assignment Filing | Assignment Search | 3.73c Statement Form | Pay/Search Patent Maintenance Fees | Fee Info

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PATENT APPLICATION & EXAMINATION GUIDES

PTO Application Guide | Software/Business Method Eligibility | §101: Software-Machine Test Under In re Bilsky | PDF | Gene Sequence Listing “CRF” Software | MPEP §2422 | Examination Practices | Current MPEP Manual | Patent Laws | Patent Rules | Amendments: Claim Markings and New Drawing Sheets | AIA Patent Examination Considerations & Impact | After Final Consideration & RCE Pilot Program | AFCP 2.0 Form | PTO View of §103 “Analogous Art” Explained | Patent Trial & Appeal Board (“PTAB“)

PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (“PCT”)

World Intellectual Property Office (“WIPO“) | PCT Fees | PTO PCT Branch | Guide to Filing PCT | PCT Member Countries & Map | PCT National Phase Time Limits | App & Drawing Page Layout | ePCT – PCT E-Filing and Status (Registered Attys – Use Explorer) | “PCT SAFE” – E-Filing (Int.Explorer/Firefox) | Priority Doc “Digital Access Service“ | Form SB/39 | Patent Prosecution Highway & Participating Countries

FOREIGN PATENT & TRADEMARK OFFICES

WIPO List of Foreign Patent Office Web Sites | USPTO List of Foreign Patent Office Search Sites | Canadian Intellectual Property Office | Chinese Patent Office (English) | Japanese Patent Office | European Patent Office | EU IPO (formerly OHIM)

FREE PATENT SEARCHING, PRINTING & PTO GAZETTE**

USPTO Patent Office Search | Official Patent Office Gazette | Patent Assignment Search | TM Assignment Search | Classification Manual Search | International Classes | Espacenet Foreign/EPO Search ( INPADOC available) | WIPO PCT International Search (lookup by PCT# & WO#) | EU IPO (formerly OHIM) TM & Patent searc| USPTO List of Foreign Patent Office Search Sites | Google Patents (Searching & Free PDF downloads**) | FreePatentsOnLine Patent PDFs & Printing (Free**) | Thomas Register (Manufacturers & Suppliers Listing)

U.S., STATE & E.U. TRADEMARK OFFICES

Trademark Center (Search and Fililng) | PTO Guide to Trademarks | Fees | Trademark Manual (“TMEP“) Oct. 2013 | Trademark Application Status & Records (“TSDR“) | Goods and Services Definition/Search | Image Type & Size for eFiling | Trademark Acceptable Specimens | Post-Registration Deadlines | Trademark Assignment Search and Filing | Trademark Appeal Board (“TTAB“) | TTAB eFiling | Madrid Protocol/Foreign Trademark Filings | Caution: Protected Native American Tribal Insiginia DB | E.U. Trademark & Design,Office of Harmonization (“OHIM”) | EU IPO (formerly OHIM) TM & Patent search | Virginia Trademark/Servicemark Registration | State Trademark Sites for the 50 States & DC

U.S. COPYRIGHT OFFICE & GUIDES

Copyright Office | Fee Schedule | Copyright E-Filing (“eCo“) | FAQS | File Formats | Copyright PDF Filing Forms | Mandatory Deposit of Works | Copyright Laws | Regulations | Copyright Frequently Asked Questions (“FAQs“) | Guide to Copyrights Basics | Works Made for Hire | Fair Use | F.O.I.A. | Digitial Millenium Copyright Act | Harry Fox Agency (Compulsory Music Licensing)

MISCELLANEOUS LEGAL & IP VENDOR SITES

Virginia Trademark/Servicemark Registration | USPTO List of States’ Legal & IP Resources | Lexis | Westlaw

SELECT FEDERAL & STATE COURT SITES

U.S. Supreme Court | U.S. Federal Courts | US Court Websites | Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit (“CAFC”) | Opinions | U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia | State Court Website Listing | PACER – Electronic Court Reports | PACER Search

STATE BARS AND LEGAL EDUCATION SITES

Virginia State Bar | VSB CLE | LEOs | District of Columbia (“D.C.”) Bar | Maryland State Bar Association | California State Bar | Wisconsin State Bar | New York State Bar | American Intellectual Property Law Assoc. (AIPLA) | AIPLA CLE | TRT CLE | MCLEZ | ALI-ABA CLE | VA CLE | CLE Center | NA CLE | LawLine | More VSB Approved Sites

US & FOREIGN EMBASSY DOCUMENT AUTHENTICATION & CERTIFICATION

U.S. State Department – Authentications/Apostilles | U.S. State Department – Foreign Embassy Listings | Washington, D.C. Document Authentication/Notary

AVOIDING PATENT SCAMS

FTC – Invention Promotion Firm Info/Complaints | USPTO Patent Scam Info Page | NEW: Common TM Scam – Official Looking Correspondence | WIPO – Examples of Scam Fee Collection Letters

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