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Engineering Village

Provides access to bibliographic databases of engineering research literature as well as to patents, standards and handbooks (Compendex, US Patents, Inspec, EP Patents, NTIS, WO Patents, GEOBASE, and GeoRef).

Intellectual Property Office of Singapore 

IPOS uses its IP expertise and networks to grow innovative enterprises, powering Singapore's future economy with ideas and innovation.

International Intellectual Property Institute 

IIPI was founded in 1998 to assist policy makers and creators in all parts of the world in better understanding the use of intellectual property rights as a tool of economic growth and development. 

United States Patent and Trademark Office

The USPTO advises the President of the United States, the Secretary of Commerce, and U.S. Government agencies on intellectual property (IP) policy, protection, and enforcement; and promotes the stronger and more effective IP protection around the world.

World Intellectual Property Organization 

The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) is the United Nations agency dedicated to the use of intellectual property (patents, copyright, trademarks, designs, etc.) as a means of stimulating innovation and creativity.

Also see the Patent and Product Research on the Toolkit for Entrepreneurship LibGuide.