Useful Links/Contacts
Section 7
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Your Library Information Service (for literature and patent database
searches)
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Your employer's intranet for its IP and various related policies as well
as priorities and guidance notes regarding working with other
organisations, agencies and companies
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Higher Education Funding Councils for good practice IP reports and
guidance on relevant issues (www.hefce.ac.uk) (www.sfc.ac.uk)
(www.hefcw.ac.uk)
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Your Research Office and IP commercialisation organisation
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UK Intellectual Property Office website (www.ipo.gov.uk)
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Esp@cenet Patent website (http://gb.espacenet.com)
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European Patent Office website (www.epo.org)
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European IP Helpdesk (www.iprhelpdesk.eu)
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Copyright Hub (www.copyright.co.uk)
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Community Trade Mark Searches
(www.oami.europa.eu/CTMOnline/RequestManager/en-SearchBasic_NoReg)
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US Patent and Trademark Office (www.uspto.gov)
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UK Company Searches (www.companies-house.gov.uk)
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