LIS 526: Government Publications (Patents & Trademarks) - Autumn 2023: Intellectual Property

• Patents (3 types of U.S. patents)
• Trademarks
• Trade Secrets
• Copyright (administered by the Library of Congress)
• Why conduct a patent or trademark search?
  • Inventions ("patentability"), product or service names
  • Entrepreneurship:  Inventor & Entrepreneur Resources @ the USPTO
  • Patents & trademarks as information resources:
    • Market research, business research and practice, history projects, engineering research, data science and analysis, family history, etc.

USPTO Data

• USPTO Data Visualization Center
• USPTO Open Data and Mobility
• Artifiical Intelligence Information and Initiatives @ USPTO
• Patent Statistics Sources (Clemson University)

• CoMotion®
• UW Libraries Copyright Guide
• UW Libraries Commercialization & Entrepreneurship Research Guide
• UW Trademarks & Licensing
• School of Law
• Center for Advanced Study and Research on Innovation Policy (CASRIP) - School of Law
• Intellectual Property Research Guide - School of Law
• Buerk Center for Entrepreneurship - Foster School of Business
• Entrepreneurial Law Clinic - School of Law
• UW Corporate & Foundation Relations
• Office of Research