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/Car Innovations
Brief explanation about car innovations and links to in-depth articles.
http://a-car.com/
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/
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/
Finland Inventions
Inventions and innovations in Finland - an overview plus the best links.
http://virtual.finland.fi/finfo/english/innovat.html
From Patent to Profit
Book that guides inventors through the invention process including information about patents and invention marketing.
http://www.frompatenttoprofit.com
Greatest Engineering Achievements of the 20th Century
Describes the greatest engineering achievements as determined by the National Academy of Engineering.
http://www.greatachievements.org/
GreatIdeaGear.com
Books and software for inventors on intellectual property, licensing, and marketing.
http://www.greatideagear.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
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
Invention Dimension
at MIT
http://web.mit.edu/invent
InventNET
Internet-based organization, helping independent inventors worldwide develop and market their inventions.
http://www.inventnet.com
Inventors' Net
Resources including invention announcements, promotion, patent search, patenting and marketing.
http://www.newinvent.com/
James Dyson
Help and guidance for inventors.
http://www.dyson.com/mainsite/inventors/inventors.asp
Lemelson Foundation
A private philanthropy founded by inventor Jerome Lemelson.
http://www.lemelson.org/
Mandy Haberman
The story of the inventor of the Anywayup Cup and her fight against companies that stole her idea.
http://www.mandyhaberman.com/
Old Technology
Information for collectors and restorers of late 19th and early 20th century technology.
http://www.oldtechnology.com
PatentCafe Magazine
Technology enterprise, intellectual property, and invention news.
http://www.cafezine.com/
PatentDatabase.com
Vendor of software to search for U.S. patents.
http://www.patentdatabase.com/
Pioneering EE Patents
Every two weeks, this site showcases a pioneering patent in the field of Electrical Engineering.
http://eepatents.com/collection.html
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/
SoYouWanna Patent Something?
Article discusses step-by-step the patent application process.
http://www.soyouwanna.com/site/syws/patent/patentFULL.html
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
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
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
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
Wired News: Gadgets and Gizmos
Daily news on new innovations in technology, from the monthly magazine.
http://wired.com/news/feeds/rss2/0,2610,40,00.xml
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