Official Nebraska Government WebsiteIntellectual property can be a crucial business asset. Comprehensive information on patents, trademarks, copyrights, and links to qualified intellectual property attorneys in Nebraska is provided here. Scroll down a bit further for information on the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program which, since 1982, has been a unique federal seed capital program helping thousands of small businesses in the development of new products/processes for federal and commercial markets. Finally, information for inventors is included at the bottom.
Trade Names & Trademarks
- Search for Nebraska Business Entities & Trade Names
- Nebraska: Trade Name (aka 'DBA') registration - Application form
- Nebraska: Trademark Registration Act & application form
- Nebraska: Secretary of State - Schedule of filing fees
- Federal: Trademark Information (including search and application)
- Trademarks on the Internet ] [ International Trademark Association
Patents
- U.S. Patent & Trademark Office ] [ Patent Information ] [ U.S. Patent FORMS
- USPTO: Provisional Patent Application -- Provisional patent app. FAQs
- USPTO-Directory of Licensed Patent Attorneys
- USPTO Patent Search
- UN-L Patent Library - patent research assistance
- Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) - Filing international patent application
- European Patent Office (EPO)
Copyrights
- U.S. Copyright homepage (Library of Congress) ] [ U.S. Copyright Forms
- Copyright on the Internet, by T.G. Field, Jr. ] [ Bitlaw - Copyright Law
SBIR - Small Business Innovation Research & Other R&D Support Programs in Nebraska
- SBIR - federal home page --- SBIR Gateway
- Nebraska SBIR Award Winners
- InKnowvation - a privately operated storehouse of SBIR/STTR information
- SBIR assistance: Marisol Rodriguez-NBDC/Omaha -- UN-L Office of Technology Development
- Nebraska SBIR Planning & Matching Grants