Patent, trademark and copyright attorneys in the Sacramento and Northern California area
Patent, Trademark & Copyright Resources
United States Patent and Trademark Office
Find information about patents and trademarks. Maybe even do a patent or trademark search or file your own patent or trademark application (not usually recommended, but the least expensive option).
Copyright Office
Learn about copyrights, download forms to register copyrights to your creative works of authorship.
California Secretary of State
Find information about state trademark registrations.
World Intellectual Property Organization
Find information about patent and trademark protection outside the United States.
www.google.com/patents
A good free patent search engine.
www.patentsincommerce.com
Find information about marketing inventions.
www.frompatenttoprofit.com
Find information about patenting and marketing inventions.
Patent it Yourself (a book by author David Pressman)
Do it yourself guide to obtaining a patent (available at most libraries and book stores).