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When you’re faced with wanting to start your own business or needing to protect your ideas and products, here are some web sites that you might find useful.*

Intellectual Property
Education for Would-Be Entrepreneurs
G. Steven Burrill, The Scientist
March 2003

Intellectual Property
In: On Being a Scientist (3rd Ed.)
Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy

Intellectual Property in the Context of e-Science
Dan L. Burk, University of Minnesota

Pointers for Would-Be Bioentrepreneurs
Mark Tang, The Scientist
Oct. 2003

Protect Your Ideas
Raymond Fersko, The Scientist
December 2002

Science and Intellectual Property in the Public Interest
AAAS

Secure Your Lab Secrets
Frank A. Cona, The Scientist
January 2002
 

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patents.com Intellectual Property Law Web Server
Answers to frequently asked questions about patents, copyrights, and trademarks from Oppedahl & Larson LLP

*APS does not endorse or assume responsibility for the information posted on these web sites.