Internet Sites Helpful to the Inventor
Minnesota Inventors Congress: http://www.minnesotainventorscongress.org
- Download our free tool kit.
- Phone: 800. INVENT1 (468-3681)
- Send Email to MIC
United States Patent and Trademark Office: http://www.uspto.gov
- Patent and trademark resource center, patent searches, patent attorney database.
Inventor Resources: http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/com/iip
- USPTO based online customized inventor resource center.
Federal Trade Commission: http://www.ftc.gov
- Government consumer protection and scam prevention, search for specific companies.
Small Business Association: http://www.sba.gov
- Assistance about financing and marketing.
Small Business Development Center office locator:
http://www.sba.gov/aboutsba/sbaprograms/sbdc/sbdclocator/SBDC_LOCATOR.html
SCORE (Service Corps of Retired Executives): http://www.score.org
- Counselors to America’s entrepreneurs and small businesses.
United Inventors Association of the USA: http://www.uiausa.com
- Resources, warnings, information, & articles.
InventorEd.org- Inventor Resource Internet Pages: http://www.inventored.org
- Education and news for inventors. Contains caution list of possible invention promotion scam companies.
National Inventor Fraud Center: http://www.inventorfraud.com
- Detailed patenting and scam prevention information. Good guys/bad guys information.
Thomas Net: http://www.thomasnet.com
Comprehensive list of manufacturers by location and type of manufacturing.
Macraes Blue Book: http://www.macraesbluebook.com/
- America’s Original Industrial Directory
InventNET- The Inventors Network: http://www.inventnet.com
- Patent information and resources, patent attorney locator.
Invent Now: http://www.inventnow.org/invent/
- Click on Parents and teachers for curriculum. Great resource for children
Ask the Inventors: http://www.asktheinventors.com
- Two successful inventors provide valuable information for inventors.
How Stuff Works: http://howstuffworks.com
