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TMviewStart here for names: trademarks from dozens of national and regional registers in one search WIPO Global Brand DatabaseMarks, appellations of origin and state emblems worldwide EUIPO eSearchEU trademarks & designs, case-law included USPTO TSDRUS trademark status & documents, straight from the file DesignViewRegistered designs across dozens of offices Espacenet140M+ patent documents worldwide, free (EPO) PATENTSCOPEWIPO's patent database incl. PCT applications Google PatentsFast full-text patent search with machine translations

Learn it properly

WIPO AcademyThe UN agency's own IP school: free and paid distance-learning courses, beginner to specialist EUIPO Learning CornerCourses, webinars and the Academy Learning Portal, from school level to practitioner European Patent AcademyThe EPO's training hub: patent law, search, drafting and the UPC WIPO LexIP laws, treaties and court decisions from 200 jurisdictions, free and searchable Nice ClassificationThe 45 classes every trademark filing needs, with the official headings EPO Case LawThe Boards of Appeal case law book: what the rules mean in practice

IP offices

WIPOWorld Intellectual Property Organization, the UN agency for IP EPOEuropean Patent Office. European patents & the Unitary Patent EUIPOEU trademarks & registered Community designs USPTOUnited States Patent and Trademark Office UK IPOUnited Kingdom Intellectual Property Office Swiss IPISwiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property UPRPPatent Office of the Republic of Poland UANIPIOUkraine's national IP office: examination, registration & the state registers JPOJapan Patent Office CNIPAChina National Intellectual Property Administration

News, blogs & rankings

The IPKatBeloved European IP blog, cats included IPWatchdogUS-focused patent news & commentary WTRWorld Trademark Review. Brand & trademark strategy IAMPatent strategy, valuation & market intelligence Managing IPGlobal IP news + the IP STARS rankings JUVE PatentEuropean patent litigation & UPC coverage ChambersIndependent rankings of IP firms & lawyers
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