discover DC....   DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration On Line IP Training      www.stopfakes.gov

discover DC....   LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
The Library of Congress Library Card is the ultimate in DC souvenirs

discover DC..... UNITED STATES PATENT & TRADEMARK OFFICE
The USPTO is located outside DC in Crystal City. It can be travelled to by driving over the 14th Street Bridge on to Hwy 1 in Arlington VA. The USPTO houses a Patent & Trademark Museum showcasing world wonders like Shaqs shoes Buster Browns and other such entrepreneurial wonders
The USPTO website is a treasure trove of information about Patents Trademarks IP Law & Policy
www.uspto.org
INVENT NOW tied to non profit innovation site Invent.org is a microsite for kids that simplifies for adults IP portfolio management into easy and manageable steps
www.invent.org
GOOGLE PATENTS is work and play delivering info on more than 7 million existing patents from mousetraps to sushi servers and even a doll book
www.google.com/patents
PAT2PDF is a resource for the DIY Do It Yourself patent filer. The web based tool finds patents and downloads them as PDFs
www.pat2pdf.org
INVENTORS DIGEST hubs online inventor and developer news including IP trends and tips
www.inventordigest.com
PATENT WIZARD was developed by a patent attorney assisting in the critical steps toward filing early provisional patents
www.patentwizard.com
PATENT PRO is complex full featured software that is hard to master but aides entrepreurs in creating a working patent
www.patentpro.us

discover DC..... TRADEMARKS