Links from Patent Class

Patent and Trademark Resource Center

http://library.rice.edu/ptrc (Rice)

http://www.uspto.gov/learning-and-resources/support-centers/patent-and-trademark-resource-centers-ptrcs (National)

Copyright

www.copyright.gov

Trade Secret

http://www.uspto.gov/ip/global/patents/ir_pat_tradesecret.jsp

IP Awareness Assessment Tool

http://www.uspto.gov/inventors/assessment/

General Information About U.S.C. 161 Plant Patents

http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/pac/plant/

What can be Patented?

http://www.uspto.gov/patents-getting-started/general-information-concerning-patents#heading-4

Novelty Requirement

http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/pac/doc/general/novelty.htm

Design Patent Application Guide

http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/com/iip/pdf/brochure_05.pdf

Design Patent Classification Information

http://www.uspto.gov/patents/resources/classification/handbook/seven.jsp and

Browse Design Patent Classes (scroll all the way to the bottom)

http://www.uspto.gov/web/patents/classification/selectnumwithtitle.htm

Inventive Step Blog

http://inventivestep.net/2012/08/02/design-patents-4/

What You Need to Know on PAA (Provisional Patent Application)

http://www.uspto.gov/inventors/independent/eye/201004/index.html

Explanation of Missing Parts Pilot Program (Inventors Eye)

http://www.uspto.gov/inventors/independent/eye/201011/cover.jsp

Missing Parts Pilot Program Press Release

http://www.uspto.gov/news/pr/2010/10_62.jsp

Extended Missing Parts Program – Federal Register Notice and update

http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-01-10/html/2013-00336.htm http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2014-01-06/html/2013-31574.htm

Maximum Income for Micro Entity Status

http://www.uspto.gov/patent/laws-and-regulations/micro-entity-status-gross-income-limit

Licensing Options

http://www.uspto.gov/inventors/independent/eye/201204/advice.jsp

Scam Prevention

http://www.uspto.gov/inventors/scam_prevention/index.jsp

Complaints

http://www.uspto.gov/inventors/scam_prevention/complaints/index.jsp

National Inventor Fraud Center, Inc. (NIFC)

http://www.inventorfraud.com/

Patent Drawing Requirements (Filing Guide)

http://www.uspto.gov/patents/resources/types/utility.jsp#heading-19

America Invents Act (AIA) Informational Videos

http://www.uspto.gov/aia_implementation/informational_videos.jsp

Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)

http://www.cooperativepatentclassification.org/index.html

CPC Explanation

http://www.uspto.gov/patents/resources/classification/index.jsp

First Inventor to File Discussion

http://www.uspto.gov/aia_implementation/patents.jsp#heading-10

First Inventor to File FAQ’s

http://www.uspto.gov/aia_implementation/faqs_first_inventor.jsp

Micro Entity Fees Discussion

http://www.uspto.gov/inventors/independent/eye/201302/Advice.jsp

InventorsEye – Feb 2013 issue

Small Entity Fees Information

http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/pac/mpep/s509.html#d0e30961

Patent Office Fees

http://www.uspto.gov/about/offices/cfo/finance/fees.jsp

Pro Se/Pro Bono Program

http://www.uspto.gov/inventors/proseprobono/index.jsp

Poverty Guidelines

http://aspe.hhs.gov/poverty/14poverty.cfm

A Guide to Filing a (Nonprovisional) Utility Patent Application

http://www.uspto.gov/patents/resources/types/utility.jsp

Houston Intellectual Property Law Association

http://www.hipla.org/

USPTO Attorney/Agent Registry

https://oedci.uspto.gov/OEDCI/

Registered Attorneys/Agents from Texas

https://oedci.uspto.gov/OEDCI/query.do?state=TX

Patent Ombudsman Program

http://www.uspto.gov/patents/ombudsman.jsp

Texas State Resources

http://www.uspto.gov/inventors/state_resources/texas.jsp

South Texas College of Law

(patents)

http://www.stcl.edu/lawclinics/intellectual_property_clinic.html (trademarks)

USPTO Patent Application Initiatives Timeline (2nd link explains the terms)

http://www.uspto.gov/patents/init_events/patapp-initiatives-timeline.jsp

http://www.uspto.gov/patents/init_events/patapp-initiatives-timeline-txt.jsp explains

Patent Litigation Online Toolkit

http://www.uspto.gov/patents/litigation/index.jsp

Fondren Patent Blog

http://ricepatinfo.blogspot.com/

InventorsEye

http://www.uspto.gov/inventors/independent/index.jsp

Provisional Application information: April 2010, Nov. 2010 and April 2014

Licensing information: April 2012

Micro entity fee: Feb 2013

Fondren Patent Pages

http://library.rice.edu/ptrc

Seven Step Searching Strategy

http://www.uspto.gov/products/library/ptdl/services/step7.jsp or

http://library.rice.edu/collections/government-information/patents-trademarks/patent-searching-1

USPTO’s How to Conduct a Preliminary U.S. Patent Search (36 min. video)

http://www.uspto.gov/products/library/ptdl/tutorials.jsp

Google Patent Search (Find Prior Art button on a search result)

http://www.google.com/advanced_patent_search