Links

Agencies - U.S. Federal Government

Copyright Office
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)  
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC)
Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO or PTO)
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Small Business Administration (SBA)

Agencies - California State Government

California Business Portal
California Department of Corporations
California Secretary of State

Agencies - International

Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
 
California Statutes and Regulations

California Codes
California Corporations Code
California Commercial Code

Legal Organzations

American Bar Association
Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC)
Association of the Bar of the City of New York
American Law Institute (ALI)
California Lawyers for the Arts
California State Bar
General Counsel Roundtable
National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws (NCCUSL)
New York State Bar Association

Industry Organizations – Intellectual Property

Intellectual Property Owners
International Trademark Association (INTA)
Silicon Valley Intellectual Property Law Association

Industry Organizations – Free and Open Source Software

Creative Commons
Free Software Foundation
Open Source Initiative
Open Bar, Inc.

Industry Oganizations – Licensing

International Licensing Industry Merchandisers' Association
Licensing Executives Society - US & Canada
Licensing Executives Society - Silicon Valley Chapter

Industry Organizations – Technology

Business Software Alliance (BSA)
Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA)
International Technology Law Association (ITechLaw - formerly the Computer Law Association)
Information Technology Association of America (ITAA)
National Venture Capital Association (NVCA)
Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA)
TechNet
TrustE

Online Research Resources

AOL.com
FirstGov (U.S. Government Portal)
Findlaw
Google
Hotwired
MSN
Teoma
Yahoo!

News & Events – Law

American Lawyer
Corporate Counsel
Daily Journal (Los Angeles)
Law.com
National Law Journal
New York Law Journal
The Deal
The Recorder (San Francisco)

News & Events – General

CNN.com
Cupertino Courier
International Herald Tribune
Los Angeles Times
MSNBC
Palo Alto Daily News
Sacramento Bee
San Francisco Chronicle
San Jose Mercury News
The New York Times
The Washington Post

Trademark/Tradename Links

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO or PTO)
International Trademark Association (INTA)
INTA Trademark Information Center
California Entity Search - Secretary of State

Links and Resources for Small Businesses, Startups and Entrepreneurs (with a focus on technology and Silicon Valley)

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