U.S. Patent & Trademark Office www.uspto.gov

IBM Patent Search Web Site www.ibm.com/patents

Thomson & Thomson Trademark & Copyright Research Company ~ www.thomson-thomson.com

Sunnyvale Center for Innovation, Invention and Ideas (SC13 ) 408-730-7290 408-730-7289 408-730-8762 www.sci3.com

Alliance for American Innovation - legislative news, patent info., links to university intellectual property sites. 1-800-308-6933 ~ www.Alliance-DC.org

Consumer Product Safety Commission - product compliance w/ federal standards 1-800-638-2772

Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Check on invention firms. (202) 326-2710 www.ftc.gov

Inventor's Digest Magazine P.O. Box 70, Guffey, CO 80820 719-479-2291 719-479-2291 www.inventorsdigest.com

Library of Congress - Register of Copyrights (202) 707-3000

National Patent Association www.nationalpatent.com

Thomas Register ~ On-line Services (212)695-0500 ~ www.thomasregister.com

Trade Show Week" 12233 W. Olympic Blvd. #236, Los Angeles, CA 90064 310-826-5696

National Technology Transfer Center 1-800-529-5337

Sawyer Center/Redwood Empire Small Business Development Center, Santa Rosa, CA ~ www.santarosa.edu/sbdc

Inventors Alliance Seminars ~ @ Santa Clara University, California ~ www.inventorsalliance.org

Ace mailing - mailing services & more 2757 16th St. San Francisco, CA ~ T (415) 863-4223 F (415) 863-8265

Advantage Marketing - business and consumer mailing lists, 1455 Tesconi Circle, Santa Rosa, CA 95401 T (707) 578-0223 ~ F (707) 578-0258

Cherokee Productions, video and booklet info on making do-it-your-self injection and silicone molds. Ben Ridge, owner, 2128 Farrol Ave., Union City, CA 94587 ~ (510) 471-5770 www.reproduce100s.com

Desktop Publishing of Santa Rosa ~ (707) 576-0968

Fulfillment Center: California Autism Foundation /A Better Chance, 4075 Lakeside Dr., Richmond, CA 94806 (510) 758-0433

InVenture Management: "Administrative Solution Provider", Database to Web Site (707) 664-0651, Fax (707) 664-0691, email ivm@sonic.net  ~ www.sonic.net/~ivm

JBASS & Associates, Technical & Business Vocational School, (Computer Training & Internet Resource Center) 6400 Redwood Dr. #203, Rohnert Park, CA 94928 (707) 584-3488 ~ www.jbass.com

Lee Publishing Company - "Stand Alone Inventor!" by Robert Merrick - how to make money w/ new product ideas. Box 2277, Sunnyvale, CA 94087, T 1-800-426-5454 F 408-739-4351

Nolo Press - "Patent It Yourself" by David Pressman, "The Patent Drawing Book" by Jack Lo & David Pressman, etc. 950 Parker St., Berekley, CA 94710 ~ Order: 1-800-992-6656 ~ Cust. Service: 1-800-728-3555 1-800-645-0895 or 1-800-548-5902 ~ Order: cs@nolo.com ~ www.nolo.com