Communication and Mass Media: Patents

 Frequently Asked Questions about Patents (USPTO)
 Frequently Asked Questions about Design Patents
 General Information About Plant Patents
 General Information Concerning Patents (American Bar Association)
 General Information About Patents (Oppedahl & Larson LLP)
 General Information Concerning Patents (USPTO)
 Guide to Filing a Design Patent Application
 Guide to Filing a Utility Patent Application (Non-Provisional Patents)
 How to Get a Patent
 Information on Business Method Patents
 Patent Law for Non-Lawyers--Patenting Biotechnology (DNApatentlaw.com)
 Patents and Trademarks Research Guide (Rutgers University Libraries)
 Provisional Patent Application
 PCT Applicant's Guide
 Patent Cafe - A site for inventors
 Patent Law Links
 Plant Variety Protection - An alternative to patents for plant protection (USDA)
 Research Guide on Patents (University of North Texas Libraries)
 United States Patent and Trademark Office Website
 USPTO FAQ Page
 USPTO Forms

 Patent Standards

• Acceptable Identification of Goods & Services Manual
• Legal Analysis of the Examination Guidelines for Computer-Related Inventions
• Manual of Patent Examination Procedure (MPEP)
• Revised Interim Utility Guidelines Training Materials
• Design Search Code Manual
• Manual of Classification of Patents - Index (UNC MetaLab)
• Patentability Regulations for Computer-Related Inventions
• Training Materials Directed to Business, Artificial Intelligence, and Mathematical Processing Applications
  Includes the examination manual for computer-related inventions

Legislation, Cases, and Regulations

• Patent Laws from Title 35 of the U.S. Code (Cornell Legal Information Institute)
• PatentlyO
• USPTO Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences
• United States Code - Title 35 - Patent Act
• Regulations for filing a design patent
• USPTO Office of General Counsel
  Includes links to decisions of the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences and the Trademark Trial and Appeals Board.