Useful links
Patent Searching:
The following are non-subscription sites which allow searching of patent documentation using key words:
| Depatisnet | www.depatisnet.com |
| Esp@cenet | worldwide.espacenet.com |
Patent and Trade Mark Office Sites:
| U.K. Patent Office | Useful for background information on patents, trade marks and designs. Also searching the U.K. patents and trade marks databases - www.ipo.gov.uk |
| Community Trade Marks Office | Used for searching for Community Trade Mark registrations - http://oami.europa.eu/ |
| European Patent Office | www.epo.org |
| US Patent & Trademark Office | www.uspto.gov |
Others:
| Help for Small Businesses | A useful site for those considering starting a new business, including sources of finance and grants - www.businesslink.gov.uk |
| Suffolk Enterprise | Advice, training and premises for new and small businesses - www.suffolkenterprise.co.uk |
| Mid-Anglian Enterprise Agency | Guidance and advice for small business and the self-employed in Mid-Anglia - www.menta.org.uk |
| www.ipo.gov.uk/chinaroadmap.pdf | This is a useful DTI link to enforcing rights in China. |
| www.eeda.org.uk/finance/ | A useful site for finding out about funding for businesses. |