Help for Inventors in California

There are many sources of help for inventors who want to patent an invention. On the Patent Search Information site, see particularly the Patent Search Process, U.S. Patent Databases, U.S. Manual of Classification, Classification Definitions, and U.S. Official Gazette pages.

Some additional starting points for inventors:

• The USPTO operates the Inventors Assistance Center, which answers general questions and gives out general patent information, refers inventors to other USPTO staff, and helps in filling out forms.
  

• The USPTO Inventors Resources Web Site includes a lot of specific information regarding patents and the patenting process.
  
  
• The PatentCafe™ is a well-respected site that operates the Inventors' Cafe™. It includes information on every aspect of patenting for inventors.
  
  

• The United Inventor's Association is a non-profit organization. "The mission of the UIA is to provide leadership, support, and services to inventor support groups as well as to other organizations and individuals interested in continuing America's role as the World's leader in innovation and invention."
  
  

California Inventors Association

Southern California:
Inventors Forum

Los Angeles:
Los Angeles Intellectual Property Law Association

Southern California:
Orange County Patent Law Association

California Patent and Trademark Depository Libraries

• Los Angeles: Science Technology and Patents Department (Los Angeles Public Library), Central Library, 630 W. 5th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90071 Phone: 213-228-7200
  Patent Information:Intellectual Property Resources
  

• Sacramento: Government Publications Section (California State Library), Stanley Mosk Library and Courts Building, Room 304, 914 Capitol Mall, , Sacramento, CA 9581. Phone: 916 654-0069
  Patent Information: Patents and Trademarks

• San Diego: San Diego Public Library, Central Library
  820 E Street, San Diego, CA 92101-6478 Phone: 619 236-5813
  Web Site Patent Information: None
  

• San Francisco: Brooks Walker Patent and Trademark Center, (San Francisco Public Library,) 100 Larkin Street, San Francisco, CA 94102. Phone: 415 557-4500
  Web Site Patent Information: Patent and Trademark Center
  

• Sunnyvale: Sc[i]³, (Sunnyvale Public Library), 665 West Olive Avenue Sunnyvale, CA 94086 Phone: 408 730-7300
  Web Site Patent Information: Patent Services and Information

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