Useful Links
General
- Intellectual Property - Government backed home of UK IP
- IP Europe – EU commission sponsored website for IP
- SMART Scheme – Business Advice
- British Library - Links database from British Library
- Bailii - Searchable court cases
- Company House – Company name search
- Country Codes – List of country codes used in Patent applications
- Classifications – International patent classifications
- Internic – General domain name information
- Domain name convert – Convert name to an IP address and vice versa
Patent Offices
- UK Patent Office
- European Patent Office
- OHIM – Office for the Harmonisation of the Internal Market
- WIPO – World Intellectual Property Organisation
- US Patent and Trademark Office
- PIPERS IP Library – Directory of national and regional IP offices
Professional Bodies
- CIPA – Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys
- EPI – Institute of Professional Representatives before the European Patent Office
- ITMA – The Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys
- Icann – World domain name regulatory body
- ALCS – Authors Collecting and Licensing Society
- CLA – Copyright Licensing Agency
- PRS – Performing Rights Society
Searches
- Espacenet – EPO Patent search tool including patent family
- EPO On-Line Register – Patent register and file inspection
- EPO Specifications – Download and print specifications
- UK Trademark Database – UK trademark search
- CTM Online – Search Community Trademarks on OHIM official site
- WIPO Database – World trademark database portal
- UK Design Database – UK design search
- Design Online – Search Community Designs on OHIM official site
- Uwhois – Search worldwide domain name registers
- Nominet – UK domain name registry
