Communication and Mass Media: Patents, Trademarks, and Trade Secrets

 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.