United States Patent and Trademark Office

US Patent and Trademark Office (USTPO)   - Responsible for administering the U.S. patent and trademark system to assure that inventors and creators can retain rights to their creations. Includes downloadable forms and patent and trademark database searching.

Patent Attorneys and Agents Registered to Practice before the PTO - Database of those registered to practice before the PTO.

Patents - Information about the U.S. patenting process, including agency organization chart, rules and regulations, FAQs, and online applications.

Patents Without Paper - Article about the plans the Patent and Trademark Office have to go paperless by 2007.

Trademark Acceptable Identification of Goods and Services Manual - Search database.

U.S. Trademark Manual Search Page - Text and Image search page with links to options for boolean, combined marks, and number searches from the US Trademark Electronic Search System (TESS).