EPO-line (Free) check the status and histories of EPO Patents
The IPR Helpdesk (Free) an informative IP website
The EPO link collection
PCT EASY (Free) software for filing PCT applications with a discount
Espacenet Patent search (Free & worldwide) Recommended.
Depatis Patent Search (Free & worldwide) Allows more sophisticated searches.
USPTO Patent Search (Free)
Patentstorm (Free) an online aid to searching US patents
Japanese Patent Search (Free) also TMs and Designs
Canadian Patent Search (Free)
Delphion Patent Search (Free) Supposedly powerful but only the first page is free
PCT Patent Search (Free) also TMs and Designs
Translating Patents (reasonable quality machine translations)
Translation of JP patents (Free) to English from the Japanese Patent Office - use the 'detail' button.
Translation of text (Free) between many languages.
Miscellaneous
FreePatentAuction.com
UK Forms & Fees
Current EPO Fees
EPC and PCT Forms
Current USPTO Fees & Forms
The UK Patent Office
CIPA, The UK Chartered Institute of Patent Agents
The UK Government IP portal
The UK Court Service
The European Patent Office (EPO)
The US Patent and Trademark Office
The Japanese Patent Office
WIPO, The World Intellectual Property Organization
OHIM, The Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market
Avantiq covers most of the EC as well as WIPO, Scandinavia and Mexico
CTM Online Run by OHIM and covers community Trade Marks
Edital Provides access to Benelux, CTMs and international databases
Madrid Express, Madrid agreement database, covers WIPO too
UK Patent Office Database search
USPTO Database search
ITMA, the Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys
Other IP Tools:
UK designs search
US copyright search
ASIC Australian businesses
Dun & Bradstreet Worldwide credit check, subscriber only
Industry Canada Canadian businesses
Ask Alex UK based listing for EU businesses
EDGAR/SEC US businesses
US Better Business Bureau
Morebusiness.com (US based)
US Chamber of Commerce
UK Business Bureau
Search US Public Records
Ideas 21 Inventor Society with inventor web portal
Wessex Round Table of Inventors Advice and link library
Wales Innovators Network support for innovators
British Association of Women Entrepreneurs (BAWE)
Birmingham Inventors
Black Country Inventors
East London Inventors Club
Institute of Patentees and Inventors
Isle of Wight Round Table of Inventors
SW Smart Club
Technet-NW
Investor and support organisations
The Trevor Baylis Foundation helping inventors get to market
Two Little Ducks UK inventor support service
SETsquared
Small Business Service UK support for SMEs
Smartwise promotes SMART award holders
Solent Investment Opportunity Network (SION) business angel network
South East Growth Fund (SEGF) for SMEs in the South East
South East Hampshire Enterprise Agencies support for businesses
South East Innovation Relay Centre
South West Hampshire Enterprise Agencies business support
British Inventors ask us to list you (no guarantees)
James Dyson The infamous bagless vacuum cleaner
Merlyn Farrel A vastly cheaper EGC machine using fingertips only
Acrobat Reader
Netscape
RealAudio/Video
Quicktime Video
Flash Plugin
Shockwave Plugin
WinZip
SpyBot Search & Destroy The best free tool to remove Spyware from your computer
Alexa Toolbar suggests sites related to those you surf to and ranks pages
Skype Beta Free high quality VoIP calls, and very cheap international calls!
Download Centers
Download.com
Jumbo.com
TuCows.com
Humour
Patently Absurd Wacky Patents
The Ig Noble Prizes Awards for research which should not be repeated
Darwin Awards Awards for those who remove themselves from the genepool
The Onion Weekly satire at it's best
JibJab Musical Satire
Dilbert
Great Content Sites
IPR Helpdesk Patent & IPR Information
Newscientist Daily cutting edge science news
CompaniesHouse UK portal with useful tools
The Patent Office
Ideas21 Inventors network & calendar
Scirus A science search engine
CIA world factbook
MapQuest Zoomable roadmap/aerial views
How things work
The Why Files The Science behind the news
Open Source Software
FireFox The new Open Source browser
Linux Mandrake One of the most user-friendly & free types of Linux
Open Office The Open Source answer to MS Office
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