Links
Here are some links that you may find useful as sources of information on intellectual property matters.
Intellectual Property Authorities
EPO - European Patent Office
http://www.epo.org
IPO - UK Intellectual Property Office
http://www.ipo.gov.uk
JPO - Japan Patent Office
http://www.jpo.go.jp
OHIM - The European Community Trade Mark & Design Office
http://oami.europa.eu
USPTO - United States Patent & Trademark Office
http://www.uspto.gov
WIPO - World Intellectual Property Organization
http://www.wipo.int
Professional Representative Organisations
AIPLA - American Intellectual Property Law Association
http://www.aipla.org
CIPA - Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys
http://www.cipa.org.uk
ECTA - European Communities Trademark Association
http://www.ecta.org
EPI - Institute of Professional Representatives Before the European Patent Office
http://www.patentepi.com
FICPI - Fédération Internationale des Conseils en Propriété Industrielle
http://www.ficpi.org
INTA - International Trademark Association
http://www.inta.org
IPREG - Intellectual Property Regulation Board (and Legal Ombudsman)
http://www.ipreg.org.uk
ITMA - Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys
http://www.itma.org.uk
UNION - Union of European Practitioners in Intellectual Property
http://www.union-ip.org
