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Government agencies regulating or registering intellectual property.

Resources in This Category

• Benelux Office of Intellectual property

  http://www.boip.int/
  Official registration office for trademarks and industrial designs.

• European Patent Office

  http://www.epo.org/
  The executive body of the European Patent Organisation.

• IP Australia

  http://www.ipaustralia.gov.au/
  Government organisation providing legal information and registration material for trademarks, patents, designs and intellectual property.

• OHIM

  https://oami.europa.eu/
  The Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (OHIM) registers the Community Trade Mark in the European Union.

• Stopfakes.gov

  http://www.stopfakes.gov/
  Information for small businesses, on protecting intellectual property through patents, copyrights and trademarks.

• The State Intellectual Property Office of the People's Republic of China

  http://www.sipo.gov.cn/
  Offering intellectual property and patent laws and regulations, with additional features available in Chinese.

• U.S. Copyright Office

  http://www.copyright.gov/
  General information and publications.

• U.S. Patent & Trademark Office

  http://www.uspto.gov/
  Patent and trademark information in the United States, including free database searching of registered trademarks, registration information, pricing and contact phone numbers.

• UK Intellectual Property Office

  https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/intellectual-property-office
  Official government body responsible for granting Intellectual Property (IP) rights in the United Kingdom, including patents, trade marks, and copyright. Site provides information for about Intellectual property in the United Kingdom for rights holders and consumers.

• World Intellectual Property Organization

  http://www.wipo.int/
  Responsible for the promotion of the protection of intellectual property throughout the world, and for administration of various multilateral treaties dealing with intellectual property.

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