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Market Reports l Online Information l Public Records l Software

Canadian Public Records

InfoSource

Description

Access to information at the federal level can be obtained through the "InfoSource" book listed under the Government Data section of this publication.  Access listings for provincial and municipal public records are not known to be available in a single publication.  Visiting provincial and territorial websites (as listed in the Government Data section of this website) can provide introductory leads for locating many local public records.  

Contact Info

http://infosource.gc.ca/index_e.asp

US Public Records

Federal Freedom of Information (U.S.)

Description

Listings of principal FOIA officers at U.S. Federal agencies.  

Contact Info

www.usdoj.gov/oip/foiacontacts.htm

Books of Finding and Accessing Public Records

Description

Facts on Demand Press publishes a variety of books relating to finding and accessing public records.  

Contact Info

Facts on Demand Press

4653 South Lakeshore Drive, Suite 3

Tempe, AZ 85282

Phone: (800) 929-3764

Fax:     (800) 929-4981

website: www.brbpub.com/books

National Public Records Research Association

Description

The National Public Records Research Association is trade association of businesses engaged in the public records filing, research and retrieval.”

Contact Info

National Public Record Research Assn.

2501 Aerial Center Pkwy, Ste. 103
Morrisville, NC 27560
Phone: (919) 459-2078
Fax:     (919) 459-2075

website: www.nprra.org

Patent Searching

Canada

Canadian Intellectual Property Office

Description

Online patent searching and patent information at

http://patents1.ic.gc.ca/intro-e.html

Contact Info

Canadian Intellectual Property Office

Place du Portage I

50 Victoria Street  Room C-229

Hull, Quebec   K1A 0C9

Phone: (819) 997-1936

Pay per call: (900) 565-CIPO ($3.00 flat rate per call)

Fax: (819) 953-7620

website: http://cipo.gc.ca

European Patents

European Patent Office

Description

Online patent searching and country patent information available at www.epo.org

Contact Info

Various European offices.  For a listing of office locations, go to http://www.epo.org/contact.html

US Patents and Trademarks

US Patent and Trademark Office

Description

Online patent searching and patent information at www.uspto.gov/patft/index.html  

Contact Info

General Information Services Division

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

Crystal Plaza 3, Room 2C02

Washington, DC   20231

(800) 786-9199 Toll-free (U.S. & Canada)

(703) 308-4357 Telephone

Fax numbers for fax transmissions listed on website.

website: www.uspto.gov

Resource Guide
Associations l Books l Databases l Education l Government Data
Market Reports l Online Information l Public Records l Software