ShouldExist:
Designed to assist the free exchange and discussion of good ideas.
Good for prospective inventors to check out regularly and for people
to post their desires for products that don't exist yet.
http://www.shouldexist.org/
Pioneering EE Patents:
Every two weeks, this site showcases a pioneering patent in the
field of Electrical Engineering.
http://eepatents.com/collection.html
European Patent Office:
This is the official Web site of the European Patent Office, the
executive body of the European Patent Organisation.
http://www.european-patent-office.org/
James Dyson:
Help and guidance for inventors.
http://www.dyson.com/mainsite/inventors/inventors.asp
Old Technology:
Information for collectors and restorers of late 19th and early 20th
century technology.
http://www.oldtechnology.com
Invent Resources:
Elegant, cost-effective inventions on demand from experienced and
prolific senior scientists/engineers. No speculative R&D investment
required.
http://www.weinvent.com
InventNET:
Internet-based organization, helping independent inventors worldwide
develop and market their inventions.
http://www.inventnet.com
GreatIdeaGear.com:
Books and software for inventors on intellectual property,
licensing, and marketing.
http://www.greatideagear.com/
United States Patent & Trademark Office:
Search patent and trademark databases for free online. Information
regarding the patent and trademark process in the United States.
http://www.uspto.gov
The Invention Factory:
Novice inventors are introduced to basic inventing philosophy and
methods, including Thomas Edison's Invention Factory concept.
http://members.aol.com/petercat/science/index.htm
Delphion:
Free patent searches of US, EPO, and WIPO data, including web access
to scanned images of most indexed documents. U.S. data begins in
1971.
http://www.delphion.com/
Car Innovations:
Brief explanation about car innovations and links to in-depth
articles.
http://a-car.com/
Finland Inventions:
Inventions and innovations in Finland - an overview plus the best
links.
http://virtual.finland.fi/finfo/english/innovat.html
Inventors' Net:
Resources including invention announcements, promotion, patent
search, patenting and marketing.
http://www.newinvent.com/
PatentCafe Magazine:
Technology enterprise, intellectual property, and invention news.
http://www.cafezine.com/
Information Technology Futures Now:
An analysis and research report of what is real in today's
information technology interface with the human mind.
http://www.angelfire.com/ca/sanmateoissues/itfutures.html
Lemelson Foundation:
A private philanthropy founded by inventor Jerome Lemelson.
http://www.lemelson.org/
From Patent to Profit:
Book that guides inventors through the invention process including
information about patents and invention marketing.
http://www.frompatenttoprofit.com
PatentDatabase.com:
Vendor of software to search for U.S. patents.
http://www.patentdatabase.com/
Canadian Innovation Centre:
The Canadian Innovation Centre (CIC) is dedicated to assisting
inventors and innovative companies. Services includes invention
evaluation, technology due diligence, market research, and education
programs.
http://www.innovationcentre.ca/
Mandy Haberman:
The story of the inventor of the Anywayup Cup and her fight against
companies that stole her idea.
http://www.mandyhaberman.com/
The Inventors Pocket Guide:
This book teaches you how to get your product from the garage to the
market place while spending the least amount of money while getting
it there.
http://www.inventorshq.com/thebook.htm
The British Library, Patents Information Services:
The UK's national collection of patents across the world. Links to
databases and gazettes in patents, designs and trademarks, advice on
how to search databases plus historical information.
http://www.bl.uk/patents
