LAW RESEARCH

	Enables you to access information about Australian patents and patent applications filed since January 1979. Trademarks and designs are also available. You need a fast modem to download java software.
	Brazilian patent files.
	This database contains some Czech published patent applications, granted patents and registered utility models.
	The Canadian Patent Office (CIPO). This database lets you access over 75 years of patent descriptions and images. You can search, retrieve and study more than 1,400,000 patent documents.
	Spanish databases
	This Site contains the original data from the German Patent and Trademark Office (DPMA) from the last 24 months starting from January 1997.
	The esp@cenet patent information service at the European Patent Office (select worldwide patents).
	IPR-Helpdesk on-line tutorials including ESP@CENET tutorial
	Online European Patent Register
	The French patent office proposes 2 years of published patents
	Different searches from the British Patent office (including desing and trademarks)
	Hungarian Database online
	The Intellectual Property Network (IPN) lets you search and view patent documents from the U.S. Europe and Japan as well as patent applications published by the World Intellectual Property Office (WIPO). There is also access to INPADOC data.
	National Informatics Centre, Government Of India has hosted EPIDOS-INPADOC (from EPO-Vienna), on its WEB site. The database is available for free access, but to the registered users only.
	Latino american Databases proposed by the Spanish patent office.
	Access to the database of Morocco (in French)
	The Netherlands Industrial Property Office provides access to its patent database, it contains data about published Dutch patent applications, Dutch patent rights and Dutch certificates from 1968 onwards.
	The Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand (IPONZ) provides its database in which you can also see Trademarks and Designs. The status of IP rights is also available.
	Some searches on this web site : Korea INstitute of Industry & Technology Information (see KEPA).
	US Patents (from January 1, 1976) by The US Patent and Trademark Office.
	If you have the US filing number you will get the patent number and reverse. Also provides File Contents History.
	PATON - GolbalPat, Patent Abstracts of Russia, Patent Abstracts of Japan (without foreign priority)
	SurfIP whishes to be a revolutionary vertical portal with worldwide scope of patents. It is a project by the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore
	Database of the Romanian Patent Office
	Database of the Russian Patent Office
	ePatent is an Online Internet Service system initiated by the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS), Ministry of Law. Free registration for some searches
	Search for the patents published in Department of Intellectual Property in Thailand. From this system, you can get only the bibliographic data and abstract of the application.
	Chinese Taipei Patents Index (CTPI) in English
	Gazette PCT
	Ben Mill Proposes to provide full text of patents free of charge!
	German Forms
	Honk Kong Forms
	PCT forms.
	The European Patent Office provides downloading of forms and access to patent filing with EASY are proposed.
	Many forms for US patents. You can even file a trademark on line !
	Patent law of Argentina (in Spanish)
	I.P.R. Laws abstracts in Arab Countries can be found with AGIP web site
	Patent laws of Australia
	Patent laws of Bulgaria
	Patent laws of Canada
	CLEA Stands for Collection of Laws for Electronic access. Proposed by the WIPO. Very rich and complex.
	Brazil - Law 9.279, May 14 th 1996
	Belarus Patent Law
	Patent laws of China
	Eurasian Patent System (covers many countries of the former USSR)
	Intellectual Property laws of Estonia
	EPC Convention on the grant of European Patents
	Search interface for the Decisions of the EPO Boards of Appeal
	Search interface for the Official Journal EPO
	The Court of Justice of the European Communities
	Spanish laws
	French laws
	Free access to the whole French jurisprudence about patents
	Law of Guatemala
	Laws of Croatia
	Law of Hungaria
	Kyrgyzstan Law
	Hong Kong Laws (patents is Chapter 514)
	Korean Patent Law
	Patent law of the Republic of Lithuania
	Patent law of the Republic of Latvia (by patent attorney Alfa Patents)
	Patent law of the Republic of Moldova
	Patent law of Macedonia
	Patent & Design law of Pakistan (by Khursheed Khan & Associates)
	Organization of American States - Foreign Trade Information System - Text of Laws and Regulations, Directory of National Authorities and links to IP official sites in the Western Hemisphere.
	Implementing Regulations for the Patent Law of The People's Republic of China
	The US Code of Federal Regulations can be searched (Patents an Trademarks are under 37CFR)
	The Legal Information Institute offers Supreme Court opinions under the auspices of Project Hermes, the court's electronic-dissemination project.
	Texts of Treaties Administered by WIPO
	Commission proposes the creation of a Community Patent.
	The Intellectual Property Rights Helpdesk's mission is to support European Creativity and Innovation on matters related to intellectual property rights and to raise awareness of IP in Europe.
	People patent some pretty weird and wacky ideas..
	BountyQuest revolutionizes information searches by connecting the experts who have the information with the people who need it. If you can provide the information the bouty is for you!
	Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers - For your Internet Domain Names Disputes
	Arbitration and Mediation Center of the WIPO. Arbitration and mediation services for the resolution of commercial disputes between private parties involving intellectual property
	The European Commission - Directorate General XV - Intellectual and Industrial Property
	The Licensing Executives Society International (LESI) is an association of 27 national and regional societies, each composed of men and women who have an interest in the transfer of technology, or licensing of intellectual property rights. See links to your local LES.
	Patent Information Users Group - You can get in touch with the world of scientific documentation searchers.
	List maintained by the National Technology Transfer Center (NTTC).
	Community Research and Development Information Service
	Free dictionnaries
	Automatic translation is not as efficient as human translation. But it helps sometimes.
	CIA provides information about countries : The World Factbook
	International Chamber of Commerce
	International Patent Classification
	European Patent Classification
	US Patent classification
	Concordance Between the U.S. Patent Classification System (USPC) and the International Patent Classification (IPC)
	Another interesting link collection
	Another interesting link collection
	FindLaw offers an array of free resources and tools for lawyers and other legal professionals
	Provides Canadian lawyers and legal assistants with quick, easy access to legal resources, research tools, government and much more.
	Another interesting link collection
	Forums for inventors (part of Ronald J. Riley wen site)
	International Federation of Inventors' Associations
	The National Inventor Fraud Center Inc. (NIFC) provides information to inventors about invention promotion companies and how to market their invention themselves. (links also to the FTC)
	Another interesting link collection. PatentFair is a FREE online auction for selling, buying, or licensing intellectual property.
	If your patents are available for licensing you can tell DELPHION's Intellectual Property Network users.
	Patent Auction is a comprehensive on-line resource for buying, selling or licensing intellectual property
	This site, sponsored by Le livre Mondial des Inventions proposes patents to be worked
	International Standard Organisation
	World Trade Organization
	The MIPEX project enables secured electronic communication in the field of Intellectual Property.
	Wish to know more about … your market? your competitors? innovations? The VTDIM company comes up with a customized answer to each question!
	You can view any exchange rates among the 180 currencies for any day since 1 January 1995 through today. (XENON)
	ARIPO (African Regional Industrial Property Organization)
	Argentina - Instituto Nacional de la Propiedad Industrial
	Austria - Austrian Patent Office
	Australia - IP Australia - Australian Patent, Trade Marks and Designs Offices
	Azerbaijan
	Bosnia and Herzegovina patent office
	Belgium - Belgian Patent Office - Department of Economic Affairs
	Bulgarian Patent Office
	Brazil - INPI
	Canada - CIPO - Canadian Intellectual Property Office
	Switzerland - Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property
	China - Patent Office of the People's Republic of China
	Cuba - OCPI - Cuban Industrial Property Office
	Czech Republic - Czech Industrial Property Office (Úøad Prùmyslového Vlastnictví)
	Germany - Deutsches Patent-und-Markenamt - German Patent and Trademark Office
	Denmark - Danish Patent Office (Patentdirektoratet)
	Algeria - INAPI
	Eurasian Patent Office
	Patendiamet, The Estonian Patent Office
	Europe - European Patent Office
	Spain - Spanish Office of Patents and Trademarks
	Finland - Finland National Board of Patents and Registration (Patentti ja Rekisterihallitus)
	France - INPI - French Industrial Property Institute (Institut National de la Propriété Industrielle)
	United Kingdom - British Patent Office
	Gulf Cooperation Council Patent Office (regional office covering 6 Arab countries)
	Georgia - Sakpatenti - Georgian Industrial Property Organisation
	Greece - Greek Industrial Property Organisation (OBI)
	Hong Kong - Intellectual Property (IP) Department of Hong Kong Government
	Croatia - Croatian Patent Office (Drlavni zavod za patente Republike Hrvatske)
	Hungary - Magyar Szabadalmi Hivatal - Hungarian Patent Office
	Indonesia - Direktorat Jenderal Hak Cipta, Paten Dan Merek - Indonesian Patent and Trademark Office
	Ireland - Irish Patents Office
	Indian patent, design and trademarks offices (Addresses only)
	Iceland - Einkaleyfastofan - Icelandic Patent Office
	Italy - Ufficio Italiano Brevetti e Marchi - Italian Office of Patents and Trademarks
	Japan - Japanese Patent Office
	Kyrgyzstan Patent Office
	Korea (South) - Korean Industrial Property Office (KIPO)
	Liechtenstein - Liechtensteinische Landesbibliothek - National Patent Office
	Lithuania - Valstybinis Patentu Biuras - Lithuanian Patent Office
	Luxemburg - Luxembourg Intellectual Property Office
	Morocco
	Monaco - Direction de l'Expansion Économique, Division de la Propriété Intellectuelle - Monaco Intellectual Property Division
	Moldova - State Agency on Industrial Property Protection of the Republic of Moldova (AGEPI) (email link only)
	Macedonia - Zavod za zaštita na industriska sopstvenost na Republika Makedonija - Industrial Property Protection Office of the Republic of Macedonia
	Mongolia
	México - IMPI - Instituto Mexicano de la Propriedad Industrial - Mexican Industrial Property Office
	Malaysia - Malaysian Intellectual Property Division
	Netherlands - Bureau voor de Industriële Eigendom - Netherlands Office for Industrial Property
	Styret for det industrielle rettsvern - Industrial Proterty Office of Norway
	New Zealand - Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand
	Peru - Instituto de Defensa de la Competencia y de la Proteccion de la Propiedad Intelectual (INDECOPI) - Peruvian Patent Office
	Phillipines - Intellectual Property Office
	Poland - Polish Patent Office - Urzad Patentowy Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej
	Portugal - Instituto Nacional da Propriedade Industrial - Portuguese Industrial Property Institute
	Romania - OSIM - România Oficiul de Stat Pentru Intenšii & Mãrci - Romanian State Office for Inventions and Trademarks
	Russian Federation - Russian Agency for Patents and Trademarks (ROSPATENT)
	Sweden - Patent och registreringsverket - Swedish Patent and Registration Office
	Singapore - Registry of Trademarks and Patents
	Slovenia - Ministrstvo za znanost in tehnologijo - Slovenian Intellectual Property Office
	Slovakia - Urad Priemyselneho Vlastnictva Slovenskej Republiky - Industrial Property Office of the Slovak Republic
	Patent office San Marino
	Thailand - Ministry of Commerce - Thai Department of Intellectual Property
	Turkmenistan
	Turkey - Türk Patent Enstitüsü - Turkish Patent Office
	Taiwan Patent Office
	The State Patent Office of Ukraine (SPOU)
	International Union for the Protection Of new Varieties of plants
	United States - USPTO - United States Patent and Trademark Office
	Uruguay
	Uzbekistan
	VIET NAM
	WIPO - World Intellectual Property Organization

Back to the Top of this Page