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The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is committed to providing small businesses with information and resources to help them protect their intellectual property. Visit the following pages for additional information.
- Glossary of Terms - Review several key terms relevant to intellectual property protection.
- Web Site Links - Visit these recommended Web sites for additional information. Please note that you will be going to a Web site that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office does not control and whose privacy policies may differ.
Web Site Links
Strategy Targeting Organized Piracy
www.StopFakes.gov
The United States has launched a government-wide effort to curb IP crime and strengthen IP enforcement both here at home and overseas. The USPTO and other sections of the Department of Commerce have joined with government agencies such as the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Justice to devise and execute an integrated strategy against IP crime. This initiative is called the Strategy Targeting Organized Piracy (STOP!).
World Intellectual Property Organization
www.wipo.int
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) is an international organization dedicated to helping to ensure that the rights of creators and owners of intellectual property are protected worldwide and that inventors and authors are, thus, recognized and rewarded for their ingenuity. The number of member States belonging to WIPO now stands at 182, over 90 per cent of the world's countries - a reflection of the crucial importance and relevance attached to the work of the Organization.
The United States Department of Commerce
www.commerce.gov
The US Department of Commerce focuses on promoting American business at home and abroad. The Department gathers vast quantities of economic and demographic data to measure the health and vitality of the economy, promotes U.S. exports, enforces international trade agreements, regulates the export of sensitive goods and technologies, issues patents and trademarks, protects intellectual property, develops and applies technology, measurements and standards, formulates telecommunications and technology policy, fosters minority business development and promotes economic growth in distressed communities.
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