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Development of strategies to enhance license relationships
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Goldmarks is providing the following information and website links as a convenience to our visitors. We welcome your comments and suggestions.
Associations
Business Planning
Corporate Branding
Competitive Intelligence
Copyright, Domain, Patent and Trademark Registration
Industry Reports and Studies
Legal Resources
Market Research
Marketing Services
Concept Mentor
Associations
International Trademark Association
www.inta.org
An international association of trademark owners and associated professionals dedicated to promoting the role of trademarks worldwide.
Licensing Industry Merchandisers Association
www.licensing.org
A not-for-profit organization of licensors, manufacturers, retailers and other support organizations.
Intellectual Property Owners Association
www.ipo.org
Represents the interests of intellectual property owners by focusing exclusively on protecting rights of property ownership.
Licensing Executives Society
www.les.org
A professional society engaged in the transfer, use, development, manufacture and marketing of intellectual property.
Business Planning
Bplans.com
www.bplans.com/st/
Comprehensive and affordable business and marketing plan software to assist in business planning.
CCH Business Owner’s Toolkit
http://www.toolkit.cch.com/tools/tools.asp
Offers free business, tax and legal information and tools. Provides news and trends that affect small businesses.
Corporate Branding
Tony Spaeth / Identity
www.identityworks.com
Consultant Tony Spaeth is a leading authority on corporate brand
planning (and naming).
Competitive Intelligence
Hoover’s
http://www.hoovers.com/
Offers a wide range of company, industry and market intelligence resources.
Factiva
http://www.factiva.com/
Offers business information from Dow Jones, Reuters Newswires, The Wall Street Journal and more than 8,000 other sources from around the world.
Fuld & Company
http://www.fuld.com/i3/index.shtml
The Internet Intelligence Index contains links to over 600 intelligence-related Internet sites.
Copyright, Domain, Patent and Trademark Registration
U.S. Copyright Office
www.loc.gov/copyright
The Copyright Office works in conjunction with the Library of Congress.
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
www.uspto.gov
The PTO is a non-commercial federal entity and one of 14 bureaus in the Department of Commerce (DOC).
Network Solutions
www.networksolutions.com
Network Solutions' WHOIS information assists in determining the contents of a domain name registration record in NSI's registrar database.
IP.COM
www.ip.com
IP.com enables innovative companies to quickly and easily protect their inventions by offering security services for many aspects of the invention process.
Zetetic
http://www.zetetic.com/
Zetetic provides domain name appraisals based on the hundreds of secondary domain name market sales collected every month across dozens of sources.
Industry Reports and Studies
EPM Licensing Business Sourcebook www.epmcom.com/html/licensing.html#2
Directory includes more than 4,800 licensing decision-makers worldwide, representing more than 5,000 licensing “properties.”
The Licensing Letter
http://www.epmcom.com/html/licensing.html#1
Source for detailed industry data and licensing trends.
License!
www.advanstar.com or 888 527-7008
Monthly trade publication that covers all facets of the licensing industry.
The LIMA Resource Directory
www.licensing.org
LIMA is an industry association whose mission is to “foster the growth and expansion of licensing.” The LIMA Directory includes member organizations and is updated annually.
Legal Resources
FindLaw Law Center
www.findlaw.com/
Provides a comprehensive set of legal resources on the Internet for legal professionals, businesses and individuals.
Nolo’s Legal Encyclopedia
http://www.nolo.com
Plain English articles on a variety of legal topics, including trademarks, patents and copyrights.
Intellectual Property Links
http://www.ip-links.de/
IP categories and case law databases from around the globe.
Market Research
Datamonitor
http://www.datamonitor.com/
A premium business information company offering market intelligence for automotive, consumer markets, energy, financial services and healthcare & technology.
MarketResearch.com
http://www.marketresearch.com
Offers instant online access to the world's most extensive database of expert insights on global industries, companies, products and trends. Access to over 40,000 research publications from more than 350 top consulting and advisory firms.
Marketing Services
Open Dynamics, Inc.
http://www.opendynamics.com
Open Dynamics strengthens relationships between marketing organizations and their clients and employees through feedback audits, strategy mapping, customer engagement planning, and organizational alignment services.
Mothers of Invention
http://www.themothersofinvention.com/
Specializes in direct marketing strategy and creative for online and traditional media. Uses a collaborative process to identify key issues and optimal solutions for clients.
Concept Mentor
ConceptMentor can help you determine the licensing potential of your brand or product concepts, and identify strengths, weaknesses and strategies to improve your success. |
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