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  • General information concerning patents
  • Nolo's plain-English law dictionary
  • Patent and trademark information : uses and perspectives
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  • Trademark : legal care for your business & product name
  • Trademarks, the fingerprints of commerce : an educational guide to understanding the importance of trademarks
African-American Inventors
  • African American firsts in science & technology
  • Black inventors in the age of segregation : Granville T. Woods, Lewis H. Latimer, and Shelby J. Davidson
  • Created equal : the lives and ideas of Black American innovators
  • The entrepreneurial spirit of African American inventors
  • To fathom more : African American scientists and inventors
  • The inventive spirit of African Americans : patented ingenuity
  • The real McCoy : African-American invention and innovation, 1619-1930
Women Inventors
  • Buttons to biotech : U.S. patenting by women, 1977 to 1996 : 1996 update report
  • Feminine ingenuity : women and invention in America
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Inventors Assistance Center (USPTO)
Inventors Assistance Center
The Inventors Assistance Center (IAC) provides patent information and services to the public. The IAC is staffed by former Supervisory Patent Examiners, experienced Primary Patent Examiners, various intellectual property specialists and attorneys who can answer general questions concerning patent examining policy and procedure.
Trademark Assistance Center (USPTO)
Trademark Assistance Center
The Trademark Assistance Center (TAC) is the main support center for all customers, from first-time filers to legal professionals and experienced trademark applicants. We can answer your questions on a variety of trademark topics.
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