LEGAL RESOURCES
LexisNexis offers a wide range of news, business, legal, medical, and reference information from nearly 5,000 sources. The service covers newspapers, magazines, wire services, federal and state court opinions, statutes, federal regulations, and SEC filings. News updated daily, wire services several times a day.
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
The USPTO works to promote the progress of science and the useful arts by securing for limited times to inventors the exclusive right to their respective discoveries. A wealth of information regarding intellectual property may be found here including information about the patent process, marketing, strategic planning and inventor resources.
The Copyright Office promotes progress of the arts and protection for the works of authors. Copyright is a form of protection provided by the laws of the United States (title 17, U. S. Code) to the authors of "original works of authorship," including literary, dramatic, musical, artistic, and certain other intellectual works.
Source Translation and Optimization's Patent Search
Legal resources and tools for surviving the patenting frenzy of the internet, bioinformatics, and electronic commerce. Has information specific to biotechnology patents.
Community of Science Researcher Database
COS is a database of first-person profiles of researchers at leading universities and other institutions involved in basic or applied research.
The Licensing Executives Society International (LESI) is an association of 31 national and regional societies, each composed of men and women who have an interest in the transfer of technology, or licensing of intellectual property rights - from technical know how and patented inventions to software, copyright and trade marks.
National Technology Transfer Center
The NTTC's core capabilities are Technology Evaluation and Market Assessment, Partnership Development, Computer Information Services, and Strategic Technical Services.
LAW FIRMS
Many law firms will offer discounted rates for startups and also provide free document templates and guides to help startups when they are first getting started. We recommend you speak to CTV as well, as they are often able to recommend law firms that have worked with previous startups coming from the university.
Hodgson Russ
- They do offer special startup rates, not just for NYU startups
Wiggin and Dana
WilmerHale
