U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)

• General Information Concerning Patents
• A Guide to Filing a Design Patent Application
• A Guide to Filing a Non-Provisional (Utility) Patent Application
• A Guide to Plant Patents
• Searchable Patent Databases
• Inventor Resources
• Office of Patent Examination Policy

Other Patent Resources

• Espacenet - Search European patents
• Web Patent News - Information on inventions and patent protection.
• Free Patents Online - Easy patent search engine

• University of Alaska Copyright Guidelines
• United States Copyright Office
• Copyright Clearance Center
• University of Texas Crash Course in Copyright
• University of Texas on Fair Use
• NC State's TEACH Toolkit
• Creative Commons
• Intellectual Property and Copyright Resources

• AUTM - The Association of University Technology Managers
• The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program
• NIH Public Access Policy - Information on requirements for all NIH research grants
• Alaska Patent & Trademark Depository Library