Links

US Patent & Trademark Office
Information regarding the patent process, as presented by the office that examines and awards patents.

Franklin Pierce Law Center
patent resources as compiled by the Franklin Pierce Law Center.

Frequently Asked Questions about Patents
Answers to questions that inventors frequently ask.

Manual of Patent Examining Procedure

Patent Information on the Internet
Web resources compiled by the European Patent Office.

IP NewsFlash
Worldwide IP information updated hourly.

Patent and Trademark Depository Library Program (PTDLP)
List of PTDLs across the United States.

Questel/Orbit
Provides access to fee based databases and pointers to search engines. Also contains current awareness and further resources pointers.

British Library: Patents, Trademarks, and Designs
A guide to patent, and other intellectual property, information resources on the Internet.

Ventius.com
online intellectual property research

Intellectual Property Rights Helpdesk, European Patent Organization Overview of Intellectual Property.

NAPPO - National Organization of Plant Patent Owners
http://www.anla.org/industry/patents/

Plant Variety Protection Websites

Argentina
www.sagpya.mecon.gov.ar

Australia
www.affa.gov.au/pbr

Belgium
http://mineco.fgov.be/opri-die.htm

Brazil
www.agricultura.gov.br

Bulgaria
www.bpo.bg

Canada
www.inspection.gc.ca

Chile
www.sag.gob.cl/Portal.asp

China
www.forestry.gov.cn

www.sipo.gov.cn

Colombia
www.ica.gov.co

Croatia
www.zsr.hr/main.htm

Czech Republic
www.ukzuz.cz/en/index.php

Denmark
www.agrsci.dk/afs

Estonia
www.plant.agri.ee

France
www.geves.zarcrom.fr

Germany
www.bundessortenamt.de

Hungary
www.hpo.hu

Japan
www.hinsyu.maff.go.jp
www.hinsyu.maff.go.jp/english/index.htm

Kyrgyzstan
www.patent.kg

Latvia
www.vaad.gov.lv/english/default.php?dir=kontakti&src=departamenti

Netherlands
www.kwekersrecht.nl

New Zealand
www.pvr.govt.nz

Republic of Korea
www.seed.go.kr

Romania
www.osim.ro

Russian Federation
www.aris.ru

United Kingdom
http://www.defra.gov.uk/planth/pvs/default.htm

United States of America
www.ams.usda.gov/science/pvpo/pvpindex.htm

World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
www.wipo.int or www.ompi.int

Community Plant Variety Office (CPVO)
www.cpvo.eu.int

International Seed Federation (ISF)
www.worldseed.org

International Community of Breeders of Asexually Reproduced Ornamental and Fruit-Tree Varieties (CIOPORA)
www.ciopora.org

Trademarks

Using & Registering Plant Trade Designations as Trademarks By Vincent Gioia

ANLA Position on Plant Trademarks

State Trademark Agencies and Databases
List of state agencies, comprised mainly of Secretaries of State, as well as some searchable state trademark databases.

Canadian Trade-Marks Database
Searchable database of Canadian Trademarks.

Franklin Pierce Law Center
Links to several trademark resources as compiled by the Franklin Pierce Law Center.

Patent and Trademark Depository Library Program (PTDLP)
List of PTDLs across the United States.