Technology : Links

Links

Intellectual Property

Patents

CAMBIA Patent Lens
CAMBIA’s Patent Lens is an independent, public good, global resource for increasing patent transparency. All text in a patent (EP, US, PCT, AU) can be searched.

EPO: Online Public File Inspection
View and download documents from patent application files at the European Patent Office.

Esp@cenet
The database search facility of the European Patent Office.

PatBase
Preferred commercial patent data provider.

PatentFizz
One click access to key information about an individual U.S. patent.

USPTO PAIR
See documents in patent applications files at the US PTO.

U.S. Web Patent Databases
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

Why Researchers should care about Patents
Jointly published and edited by European Commission and the EPO.

Trademarks

OAMI Online
Community Trademark in Europe.

The British Library
Trade Mark links.

U.S. Web Trademark Databases
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

Copyright

Project RoMeo
Rights Metadata for Open archiving.

Copyright Office
United States Copyright Office.

Plant Variety Rights

National Plant Variety Protection Laws
PVP laws for countries belonging to UPOV.

Resources

CLEA - Laws for Electronic Access
This is the place to go if you are looking for text of laws in different countries.

PIIPA - Public Interest IP Advisors
A pro bono organization mainly for organizations in developing countries.

Pub Med
Biological sciences database of journal articles.

World Intellectual Property Organization
WIPO is a specialized agency of the United Nations dedicated to developing a balanced and accessible international intellectual property (IP) system.

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Regulation

Biosafety

Belgian Biosafety Server
Biosafety around the World.

Biosafety Clearing House
The Biosafety Clearing-House (BCH) is a mechanism set up by the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to facilitate the exchange of information on Living Modified Organisms (LMOs) and assist the Parties to better comply with their obligations under the Protocol. Global access to a variety of scientific, technical, environmental, legal and capacity building information is provided in all 6 of the UN languages.

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Technology Use

Technology Use

Association of University Technology Managers
AUTM’s global network of members represent universities, research institutions, teaching hospitals and government agencies as well as companies involved with managing and licensing innovations derived from academic and non-profit research.

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Bibliography

Blogs

African Science News
Africia Science News Service – Reporting about African Science with an African Eye.

AfroIP
The blog for intellectual property law, practice and policies across Africa.

Anything Under the Sun Made by Man
Concentrates on patents and business strategies.

China Law Blog
China Law for Business.

Infoserve
Documenting global developments in IPRs, Biodiversity and Trade from local sources since 2002.

IPEG
A blog on EU patents, innovation and R&D, discusses innovation studies and signals developments in courts on European patent law, provides must knows, IP links & publications on EU technology, R&D and innovation.

Patently-O(bvious)
Emphasis is on patent cases - the writer adds useful explanations and commentaries.

SPICY IP
Indian IP log.

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