Useful Links

Follow these links for sources of useful information

Intellectual Property Offices around the World

• UK Patent Office : Website of official body responsible for patent system in the UK
• European Patent Office : Office that issues patents effective throughout most of Western Europe
• United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) : Official website of office that issues patents in the USA
• Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (OHIM) - Community Trade Marks and Designs : Office that grants trade mark and design registrations effective in all countries of the EU
• WIPO : Organisation with responsibility for the International patent and trademark registration systems

Online Searching

• EPO Espacenet : Free on-line patent searching

Professional Bodies

• Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys : Website of patent agents' professional body in the UK
• Institute of Trade Mark Agents : Website of trade mark agents' professional body in the UK

Business Support Organisations

• BioCity Nottingham : The UK's biggest bioscience incubator and innovation centre, and home of AdamsonJones 
• Medilink East Midlands : Specialist member services organisation for the healthcare sector
• East Midlands Development Agency : Organisation committed to economic development in the UK's East Midlands
• Companies House : Free information on corporate bodies registered in England