SIMPLIFIED INDEX TO THE USPTO WEBSITE & OTHER IP LINKS

DETAILED LISTING OF PTO & IP LINKS

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

PTO Main Page | PTO Online Services Index | PTO Inventor Help Desk | PTO Help Desk FAQs | How To … | BEST PTO Inventor Guide | Inventor Resources | Guides | Manual of Patent Examing Procedure (Mar ’13) | Index | Patent Laws – Nov. 2013 | Patent Rules – Nov. 2013 | PTO Fee Schedule (3/19/13) | Micro-Entity Form | Current Application Fees: | Extensions | Allowance | Maintenance | PTO Office Directory | 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 | Private PAIR – Patent Appl. Status (Reg. Attorneys only) | Public PAIR -Patent Application Status & Records  | EFS Patent E-Filing-Regist. | EFS-Unregist&Public | FAQs | Current Application Fees: | Extensions | Allowance | Maintenance | AIA Patent Forms (9/16/2012) | Pre-AIA Forms | FAQs | Decleration Forms | Application Data Sheet | ADS Guide | More | Patent Assignments | Filing | Search | 3.73c Statement Form | Pay/Search Patent Maintenance Fees | Fee Info

 

PATENT APPLICATION & EXAMINATION GUIDES

PTO Application Guide | Non-Provisional | Provisional | Design | 18-Month Application Publication FAQs | More Patent Guides | Software/Business Method Eligibility | Filing Bus. Mthd. App. | §101: Software-Machine Test Under In re Bilsky | PDF | Patent Drawing Guidelines  (Zipped .DOC file) | Gene Sequence Listing “CRF” Software | MPEP §2422 | Examination Practices | Examination Resources §§102-112 | Current MPEP Manual | Previous MPEP Manual (Pre-AIA) | Patent Laws – Nov. 2013 | Patent Rules – Nov. 2013 | Amendments: Claim Markings and New Drawing Sheets | AIA Patent Examination Considerations & Impact | After Final Consideration & RCE Pilot Program | AFCP 2.0 Form | §103 Rejections after KSR | Other KSR Considerations | PTO View of §103 “Analogous Art” Explained

 

AMERICA INVENTS ACT (“AIA”) – UPDATES & NEWS

America Invents Act Guides | FAQs | Blog | Simiplified Guide | AIA Patent Examination Considerations & Impact | PTO Moves from First to Invent to First to File | Rules | One-Year Delayed Payment of Application Fee | Form | QPIDS “Expedited IDS Filing After Issue” Program | Form | Change in Inventorship FAQs & Fees | Power of Attorney FAQs | AIA Forms | New Oath & Decl. Form | Decl. FAQs | Sample Decls. & Subst. Statements | Decleratioin Quick Guide | Patent Laws – Nov. 2013 | Patent Rules – Nov. 2013 | Fees (Jan. 1014) | Micro-Entity: Rules | FAQs | Form | New Application Fees | Extensions | Extensions | Maintenance | USPTO Informational AIA Videos

 

USPTO PATENT TRIAL & APPEAL BOARD

Patent Trial & Appeal Board (“PTAB“) | PTAB Contacts | Inter Partes Disputes (9/16/12) | Inter Partes FAQs | PTAB Ex Parte Rules | Guide to Changes Jan. 2012 | BLOG | Patent Appeal Forms | Notice of Appeal Form | Appeal Fees | PTAB Appeal E-Filing | Guide to Compliant Briefs | Pre-Appeal Conference Program | Form SB/33 | More FAQs | Interference E-Filing & Status

 

USPTO OFFICE OF FINANCE – RECORDS

EFS Financial Profile Login (Reg. Atty. only) | Deposit Account/EFT Maintenance (Reg. Atty. only) | Order Patent Copies and File Histories from PTO

 

PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (“PCT”)

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

 

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 Trademarks & Designs-Office of Harmonization (OHIM) | INVERTIBLE TRIMMER HEAD DEMONSTRATION VIDEO YouTube Video

FREE PATENT SEARCHING, PRINTING & PTO GAZETTE**

USPTO Patent Office Search | Official Patent Office Gazette | Patent Search | By Number | Text Search | Help&FAQ | Published Applications/PGP | By Number | Text Search | “How To” Patent Search | Searching: a PTO Web Tutorial | 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 (“OHIM”) Trademarks & Design Searches | 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 Office & Trademark Search (“TESS”) | PTO Guide to Trademarks | More Guides | Fees | Trademark Manual (“TMEP“) Oct. 2013 | Other TM Manuals/Guides/Official TM Gazette | Trademark Application Status & Records (“TSDR“) | Goods and Services Definition/Search | Trademark Forms & E-Filing (“TEAS“) | Trademark Fees | TEAS Filing FAQs | Image Type & Size for eFiling | Trademark Acceptable Specimens | Web Specimens | Post-Registration Deadlines | §8 Requirements (5/2012) | Trademark Assignment Filing | Assignment Search | Trademark Appeal Board (“TTAB“) | TTAB eFiling | Madrid Protocol/Foreign Trademark Filings | Forms | Fees | Caution: Protected Native American Tribal Insiginia DB | E.U. Trademark & Design,Office of Harmonization (“OHIM”) | 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 | Copyright User Guides | Works Made for Hire | How to Copyright Website | 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 | Patent Providers (File Wrapper/History Copies**) | Get-The-Patent  (U.S. & Foreign Patent Printing**) | 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 | State by State Map | PACER – Electronic Court Reports | PACER Search

 

STATE BARS AND LEGAL EDUCATION SITES

Virginia State Bar | VSB CLE | Rules & Guidelines | LEOs | District of Columbia (“D.C.”) Bar | Maryland State Bar Association | Irving Kayton Patent Examination Study DVDs/Courses | American Intellectual Property Law Assoc. (AIPLA) | AIPLA CLE | TRT CLE | MCLEZ | ALI-ABA CLE | VA CLE | CLE Center | NA CLE | LawLine | West Legal CLE | 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 | Top 10 Scams (as listed by USPTO)

 

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