Useful IP Links for SMEs

This chapter aims to provide the reader with quick access to selected parts of a few major Patent Office sites that have been designed specifically to encourage and demystify Intellectual Property issues for SMEs so that they can take full advantage of IP opportunities.

You can also find Links to even more information by clicking on the icons labelled “Virtual IP Library”, “Information for Inventors” to “IP Management”.

The major Patent Office websites are extremely well-stocked with information on just about every aspect of Intellectual Property and many have points of contact listed on them. All of the Patent Office sites store their information differently so they can take quite a while to get familiar with the way they work. Sometimes the site contain so much information that they can be difficult and time consuming to troll through.

If your time is limited though, or you are unsure about what to do next please feel free to e-mail us at webeditor@piperpat.com or contact one of PIPERS IP professionals directly at patents@piperpat.com.

PIPERS has Offices in New Zealand, Australia, Singapore, Malaysia, The UK, and satellite offices in Germany & Switzerland and offers clients a 24 an hour 7 day a week internet reception service for IP enquiries. To learn more about PIPERS and our services please click on the “About PIPERS” link at the left of this Page.

Websites Links

http://www.ip-europe.org/	The IP Europe Project
http://www.wipo.int/sme/en/	WIPO SME’s Division
http://www.european-patent-office.org/_new_patinfo_centers/index.en.php	PatLib
http://patentinfo.european-patent-office.org/index.en.php	European Patent Office (EPO)
http://www.uspto.gov/	United States Patent Office (USPTO)
http://www.copyright.gov/	U.S. Govt. copyright office website
http://www.ipos.gov.sg/main/index.html	Singapore Patent Office (IPOS)
http://www.patent.gov.uk/	UK Patent Office
http://www.ipaustralia.gov.au/	IP Australia
http://www.iponz.govt.nz	New Zealand Patent Office (IPONZ)

Patent Filing

http://www.pctfiler.com/

International Patent Filings

Patent & Trademark Searching

http://www.patmark.co.nz

IP Searching & Reporting

For full listings of all of the Patent Offices please click on to the “Virtual IP Library” icon.