LINK /lɪŋk/ verb, noun (pl. links)
1. make, form, or suggest a connection with or between
Below are a number of links to the main on-line IP resources which you may find useful, or that you may find interesting:
For Patent, Trademark & Design Matters in the UK, USA, and Internationally (WIPO/PCT):
UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO)
United States Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO)
The World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO)
For Patents in Europe:
The European Patent Office (EPO)
For European Trademarks & Designs:
The European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO, formerly OHIM or The Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market)
For Our Profession:
The Chartered Instituted of Patent Attorneys (CIPA)
The Institute of Trademark Attorneys (ITMA)
For Academic, Scientific & Legal Interest:
The Royal Society
The Institute of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE)
The Chartered Institute for Information Technology (a.k.a. the British Computer Society)
The Legislation of the United Kingdom (e.g. The Patents Act 1977, The Trademarks Act 1994, the Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988,
and for the particularly adventurous, The Registered Designs Act 1949 and The Regulatory Reform (Registered Designs) Order 2006)
The Courts:
The Patents Court (High Court)
The Intellectual Property Enterprise Court (IPEC)
The Unified Patent Court
Licensing: The Licensing Executives Society
IP Blog: The IPKat (an interesting blog on recent developments in the world of IP)