Resources for Inventors
General Invention and Intellectual Property Information (all fees are approximate).
- Patents: Search, $600 and up.
- Application: $2,500 and up, depending upon complexity of design, number of drawings, etc.
- Copyrights: Application $100.
- Trademarks: Application $550, including $245 government fee
Download Taurus Engineering and Manufacturing Confidentiality Form (.pdf)
Minnesota Inventors Congress
By directing inventors to reliable resources Minnesota Inventors Congress helps them understand that by being intimately involved in the process they will be able to make the best decisions for them. The site also provides information that is available from the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Federal Trade Commission about invention promotion firms.
Web Site: www.minnesotainventorscongress.org
Minnesota Cup
The Minnesota Cup is an annual, statewide competition that seeks out aspiring entrepreneurs and their breakthrough ideas. This competition is for all entrepreneurs, whether your breakthrough idea is high tech or no tech, whether you are just putting your ideas into a business plan or if you've been out building your venture.
E-Mail: support@breakthroughideas.org
Web Site: www.breakthroughideas.org
Business & Finance Links:
New DaVincis
Creative and innovative products created by inventors, entrepreneurs and talented and successful product creators.
T.A.B. Technological Initiatives, Inc.
37 Baker Hill Road,
Great Neck, N.Y. 11023
Tel: 516-448-9461
E-Mail: info@newdavincis.com
Web Site: www.newdavincis.com
Shop 4 Patents
A web site created by an inventor for inventors, providing the inventor with the information, resources and services that will assist in taking your invention from early conception to production, sale or licensing.
E-Mail: info@shop4patents.com
Web Site: www.shop4patents.com
Inventors Blog
Thousands of readers rely on the Inventors Blog for up-to-date Information on the latest Patent Issues. Get daily posts mailed directly to your inbox.
Web Site: www.inventorsblog.org
Minnesota Project Innovation
Small business innovation research grants, technology database searches, and business development.
111 3rd Avenue South
Suite 100
Minneapolis, MN 55401-2551,
Tel: 651-297-1192 or 1-800-657-3858
Fax: 651-215-3841
Web Site: www.deed.state.mn.us
Minnesota Small Business Assistance Office
Provides information and assistance to Minnesota businesses in areas of start-up, operation, or expansion. Emphasis is placed on business planning and regulatory assistance.
500 Metro Square Building
121 7th Place East
St. Paul, MN 55101-2146
Tel: 651-556-8425 or 1-800-310-8323
E-Mail: deed.mnsbao@state.mn.us
Web Site: www.positivelyminnesota.com/Contact_Us/Other_DEED_Numbers/Small_Business_Assistance_Office/index.aspx
Minnesota Small Business Development Centers
SBDC provides counseling & training at no charge to small business owners and prospective small business owners in areas like business planning, financial analysis, marketing assistance, and technology transfer.
State Office
500 Metro Square Building
121 7th Place East
St. Paul, MN 55101-2146
Tel: 651-259-7114
E-Mail: DEED.CustomerService@state.mn.us
Web Site: www.deed.state.mn.us
Regional Development Commission
There are 9 Regional Development Commissions (RDCs) in Minnesota covering 63 counties. RDCs were established in MN statute in 1969 to provide technical assistance to the local units of government in their region, and determine appropriate public financing, prepare business plans and loan packages for business and industry. Appleton 320-289-1981 (www.umvrdc.org), Bemidji 218-444-4732 (www.hrdc.org), Duluth 218-722-5545 (www.ardc.org), Mankato 507-387-5643 (www.rndc.org), Mora 320-679-4065 (www.region7erdc.org), Slayton 507-836-8547 (www.swrdc.org), Staples 218-894-3233 (www.regionfive.org), Warren 218-745-6733 (www.nwrdc.org), Willmar 320-235-8504 (www.mmrdc.org).
SCORE
Offers free and confidential business advice through online and face-to-face mentoring.
Minneapolis SCORE
8800 Highway 7
Bremer Bank Building, Suite 103
St. Louis Park, MN 55426
Tel: (952) 938-4570
Fax: (952) 938-2651
Web Site: www.score.org
U.S. Small Business Administration
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) dedicates its energy and resources to providing support to small businesses and small-business owners across the nation.
Minnesota District Office
Butler Square
100 North 6th Street
Suite 210-C
Minneapolis, MN 55403
Tel: 612-370-2324
Web Site: www.sba.gov
Patent and Intellectual Property (IP) Protection Links:
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is the Federal agency for granting U.S. patents and registering trademarks. In doing this, the USPTO fulfills the mandate of Article I, Section 8, Clause 8, of the Constitution that the Executive branch "promote the progress of science and the useful arts by securing for limited times to inventors the exclusive right to their respective discoveries."
Washington, D.C. 20231
Tel: 1-800-786-9199
Web Site: www.uspto.gov
Patent Attorney Referral Service, Minnesota State Bar Association
The Minnesota State Bar Association is a voluntary professional association of attorneys. It pools the talents and experiences of lawyers, judges, and legal professionals across the state to improve the practice of law, advance the goals of the justice system, and benefit the community.
514 Nicollet Avenue
Suite 300
Minneapolis, MN 55402
Tel: 1-800-292-4152 or 612-333-1183
Web Site: www.mnbar.org
Patent Depository Library
A Patent and Trademark Depository Library (PTDL) is a library designated by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to receive and house copies of U.S. patents and patent and trademark materials, to make them freely available to the public, and to actively disseminate patent and trademark information. Patent search. A free class is held every other Friday at 11:15 a.m., Science & Technology Dept.,
300 Nicollet Mall
Minneapolis, MN 55401
Tel: 612-372-6500 or 612-372-6570.
Web Site: http://www.uspto.gov/products/library
Marketing, Research and Business Development
ACIL
Members are third-party commercial engineering & scientific testing laboratories offering analytical testing, R&D, & consulting services to industry, commerce, & government, and provide referral service of laboratories to do independent testing of new products.
1629 K Street NW
Suite 400, Washington, DC 20006
Tel: 202-877-5872
Fax: 202-887-0021
E-Mail: acil@ix.netcom.com
Web Site: www.acil.org
Market Research- The James Jerome Hill Reference Library
The James J. Hill Reference Library is a private non-profit business reference library, located in Saint Paul, MN. Since 1921, the Hill Library has housed a world-class collection of practical business information resources and is considered one of the most comprehensive business libraries in the country. It was founded by one of the nation's true business pioneers, James J. Hill, in order to provide others with relevant and credible information.
80 West 4th Street
St. Paul, MN 55102
Tel: 651-265-5500
E-Mail: info@jjhill.org
Web Site: www.jjhill.org
Marketing & Website Design - Clearsite
Corporate websites, small business websites, WordPress web site development, website redesign
318 Central Avenue
Suite 201
Faribault, MN 55021
Tel: 507-333-2888
E-Mail: info@clearsite.tv
Web Site: www.clearsite.tv
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