RIT and External Resources
RIT Resources
- Information Security Office
- Venture Creations the RIT High Tech Incubator
- Sponsored Research Services
- RIT Wallace Library Resources on Copyright and Plagiarism
- General Legal Questions from Students
RIT provides the services of an attorney to answer student’s questions. Please check with the Student Government Office for information on when the attorney, Mr. Paul A. Vick, is on campus 585-475-2204 - RIT Venture Fund
Rochester Area Organizations
- Licensing Executives Society Rochester Chapter (LES Rochester) - for information contact jeipmo@rit.edu
- Rochester Intellectual Property Law Association (RIPLA)
- High Tech Rochester
- SCORE Rochester
Intellectual Property
- Franklin Pierce Law Center IP Mall
- www.kuesterlaw.com
- United States Patent and Trademark Office
- World Intellectual Property Organization
- Education and News for Inventors
- www.bitlaw.com
- Council on Governmental Relations (technology transfer info)
- University of Central Florida (trademark searching tutorial)
Searching Patents
- University of Central Florida (patent searching tutorial)
Invention Assistance Companies
Customer beware! There are many companies that advertise that they will get your invention patented and commercialized. These companies offer a variety of services with varying quality. There are sites where independent inventors can check on the background of these companies:
For general information on such firms: