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Marketing of
Intellectual
Property
Get Listed on Search Engines & Directories
Internet search is one of the most
effective marketing tools for attracting customers to your business.
Leading search engines and directories put your web site in front of
millions of consumers. You can register your site on most search engines
and directories for free.
Free Media Directory
Sending a press release is one of the most
effective ways to generate free publicity for your business. Just one
mention of your business in any of your industry's major publications
can bring thousands of targeted prospects to your site and increase your
sales. Our free media directory contains contact information for more
than 20,000 print and electronic media outlets.
Free Electronic Magazine Advertising
An effective way to market your business is to write guest articles for
ezines (electronic magazines). If you can share your knowledge by
writing articles, you can provide ezine publishers with useful content
while promoting your business for free through biographical data at the
end of your article with links to your web site. Thousands of ezine
readers will find out about your business. Publishing articles also
improves search engine rankings because one of the important factors in
ranking high in search engine results is link popularity. You can
publish different articles or the same article on hundreds of ezines
that will link back to your site.
Free Blog Marketing
Another innovative way to market your business is to publish articles on
blogs. Weblogs or blogs are online journals or diaries that allow you
to publish your articles on an ongoing basis. We provide direct links to
the registration page of more than 100 weblogs.
Getting Listed on Major Yellow Pages
Get a free basic listing on the leading
online yellow pages directories to increase your business exposure.
AOL,
InfoUSA,
SuperPages.
"Tell a Friend" Word
of Mouth Advertising
Nothing speaks louder than word of mouth. Add a free Tell-A-Friend
referral service to your web pages and your website visitors can send an
email to a friend that recommends your website as a great place to
visit.
Translate Your Website
Free tools enable you to translate any websites and short passages to
and from English to a number of languages and to and from several
specific pairs of languages (for example, English to French, English to
Chinese).
Get Web Awards
Another effective way to promote your Web site and to enhance the
credibility of your organization is to get national and international
Web awards.
Product Development &
Prototyping
Concept Solutions
Provides product development and finished prototyping services.
Digital Engineering
Specializes in microprocessor based circuitry, software creation, PCB
layout and final design manufacturing.
Design Associates
Provides product development and prototyping services related to toys
and games.
Funtiers
Specializing in toys, games, gift and baby
products. They can assist you with graphic and product design,
prototype models, and licensing your ideas.
T Design
Assist inventors with product design, prototyping and product placement.
Scientific Design
A full service product design, development and channel management
company. Services include: Product design, prototyping with 3D printing
and 4 axis milling, we also provide China outsourcing and market
planning.
Proto Venture
Providing photo-realistic virtual proto-types, aesthetic design,
websites, and branding.
Science, Technology, and Invention News
Discover Magazine
Science news, articles, Web picks and image gallery.
Intellectual Property Association
Current intellectual property news, information and events.
Inventors Digest
An online and print resource for inventors and innovators.
Popular Science
Articles about cutting-edge science and technology.
Science Daily
Online news source for current research in several fields.
Science Week
An online research digest published weekly for the science community.
Children’s
Resources for Science and Innovation
Dr. Universe
A fun source for kids to ask science questions or just explore!
The Science Guy
An extension of the TV science marvel for kids, featuring online
questions, facts and experiment demos.
Camp Invention
Summer day camp for kids sponsored by the National Inventor's Hall of
Fame that focuses on inventive thinking and problem solving.
Design Squad
Promotes engineering for youth through outreach programs across the
United States.
Recognition of Science and Technology
A non-profit organization to excite young people about science and
engineering through a robotics competition, LEGO league and more.
Fun Brain
An educational site for children and teachers abound with games that
focus on math and grammar.
Girl Tech
Fun site aimed to inspire girls to be more involved in invention and
science.
Home Work Spot
Resources include reference tools, news, and science project ideas for
students.
How Toons
Step-by-step cartoons for children, explaining scientific concepts and
encouraging hands-on learning through building.
Inventive Kids
An interactive and informative site inspiring kids to invent.
Abound with colorful games, and resources.
National Gallery for Young Inventors
A national competition that inducts six young talented American
inventors annually into the National Gallery.
Science Fair Projects
Offers a step-by-step guide to science fair projects for students in
middle school through high school.
USPTO Kids' Pages
Information and answers for kids provided by the Patent and Trademark
Office.
Protecting Your Ideas
Patent and Trademark Law Center
Legal information about patents and trademarks to help inventors
protecting new ideas and products from patent infringement.
Useful Information and Advice
Inventors Digest
Magazine
Intellectual Property Magazine
Genius Traits and Personalities
Intellectual Property Directory
Patent Cafe's Online Magazine
Useful Articles for Innovators
Prototyping and Manufacturing
Product Development & Management
Invention Resources
MIT Enterprise Forum
Patent, Trademark and
Copyright Resources
Global patent Search
Patents Search Online
European Patent Search
European Patent Office
US Patent Search
Canadian Patent Search
US Trademark Search
Canadian Trademark Search
US Patent Resources
UK IP Resources
US Copyright Office
US Provisional Patent Information
Disclosure Document Program of USPTO
Trademark Information
Kid Inventor Resources
Glossary of Intellectual
Property
Directory of Tradeshows
Guide for Inventors
From Patent to Profit
WIPO
National & Global IP
Organizations
Intellectual Property Owners
Association
Society of Composers, Authors, and
Publishers
Inventors Association of the USA
Association of University Technology Managers
Broadcast Music
Incorporated
National Writers' Union
International Trademark
Association
Licensing Executives Society
Intellectual Property
Law Association
National Congress of Inventor
Organization
Association of Patent Practitioners
National Inventors Hall of Fame
Motion Picture Licensing Corporation
Women Innovators & Inventors Network
National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators
Young Inventors Network
Legal Resources
Directory of Patent Attorneys
Non-Disclosure Form
Findlaw Legal Search
American Arbitration Association
Business Development
Small Business Assistance
(US)
Small Business Assistance (UK)
National
Association of Development Organizations
Community Development Association
Committee for Economic
Development
Organization Development Network
Business Incubation
Association
Web Developer Tools and Resources
Better Business
Bureau UK
Better Business US
British Venture Capital
Association
Interactive Business Plan Software
Small Business Development Centers
Register of Manufacturers
Data & Statistics
American Demographics
Resources for Educational Excellence
FirstGov.com
Hoover's Online
Industry Research Desk
U.S. Census Bureau
The NASA SciFiles
CMS Info
National IP
Associations
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