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United States Patent and Trademark Office http://www.uspto.gov/ Source: United States Patent and Trademark Office The Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) is a non-commercial federal entity and one of 14 bureaus in the Department of Commerce (DOC). Its major function is the examination and issuance of patents and the examination and registration of trademarks. The site includes a "how-to" section, information about the PTO, information related to patents, information related to trademarks, a place to check on the status of a patent or trademark, a searchable database of patents and trademarks, and answers to frequently asked questions. full description	What are patents, trademarks, servicemarks and copyright? What can be patented? Who may apply for a patent? How do I find out if something has been patented? How do I find out the status of my pending patent/trademark?
Chilling Effects http://www.chillingeffects.org/topics.cgi Source: Chilling Effects Chilling Effects is a joint project of the Electronic Frontier Foundation and Harvard, Stanford, Berkeley, University of San Francisco, and University of Maine law school clinics. The goal is to help understand the protections that the First Amendment and intellectual property laws give to online activities. Includes topical information on Anti-circumvention, copyright, domain names and trademarks, DMCA safe harbor provisions, patents, derivative works, protest, criticism and parody sites, linking, piracy and copyright infringement, and fan fiction. full description	What rights are protected by copyright law? What kinds of things are copyrightable? What is copyright infringement? Where can I find out if a work has a registered copyright? What is a trademark and why does it get special protection? Do I have trademark rights in my domain name? How do I identify the owner of a domain name? Where can I find federal trademark law? Where can I find state trademark law? I am accused of piracy, what does that mean? What is vicarious liability? What is contributory infringement? I didn't know what I was doing was wrong, am I off the hook? What does safe harbor mean? What is a parody? What is a right of publicity? What is defamation? What is the difference between libel and slander? What is a hyperlink? What is deep linking? What is the DMCA? What does circumvention mean? What is a patent? What can be patented? What may not be patented? How long is a patent's term? What does it mean to infringe on a patent? What is prior art? Who may own patents? How can I search for patents? What is a derivative work?
Patent and Trademark Information at the University of Washington Engineering Library http://www.lib.washington.edu/engineering/ptdl/ Source: University of Washington Engineering Library Includes information on Patent and Trademark depository libraries, FAQ's and answers, and links to national and international patent and trademark sites. full description	What is a patent? What is a trademark? What is a land patent? How do I search for land patents? How long does a patent search take? How long does a patent last? How long does a trademark last? What do the copyright and trademark symbols mean? What can be patented? How much does it cost? Why should I do a patent search? How long does a patent search take? Where can I do a patent search online? How do I get copies of patents?