Patent Searches
Australian Patent Search (AUSPAT): http://www.ipaustralia.gov.au/auspat/index.htm. This website is useful to determine what Australian patents are on the register.
New Zealand Patent Search: http://www.iponz.govt.nz/cms/banner_template/IPPATENT. This website is useful to determine what New Zealand patents are on the register.
European Patent Office search: http://ep.espacenet.com/advancedSearch?locale=en_EP. This website is useful to determine what European patents are on the register. This website also allows you to search patents from a number of other countries including Australia, the United States, Japan and China. The database allows access to full documents.
United States Patent Office search: http://patft.uspto.gov/netahtml/PTO/search-adv.htm. This website is useful to determine what United States patents are on the register.
Patentscope via the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO): http://www.wipo.int/pctdb/en/. This website is useful to determine what International patents are on the register.
Chinese Patent Office (SIPO): http://59.151.99.140/sipo_EN/search/tabSearch.do?method=init.
This website is useful to determine what Chinese patents are on the register.
Google patents search: http://www.google.com/patents. Google Patent site allows searching of United States patents and trade marks.
Trade Mark Searches
Australian Trade Marks database (ATMOSS): http://pericles.ipaustralia.gov.au/atmoss/falcon.application_start. This website is useful to determine what Australian trade marks are on the register.
New Zealand Trade Mark Search: http://www.iponz.govt.nz/cms/banner_template/IPPATENT. This website is useful to determine what New Zealand trade marks are on the register.
United States Trademarks Office search (TESS): http://tess2.uspto.gov/. This website is useful to determine what United States trade marks are on the register.
United Kingdom Trade Mark search: http://www.ipo.gov.uk/tm/t-find/t-find-text/. This website is useful to determine what United Kingdom trade marks are on the register.
Madrid Express search via the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO): http://www.wipo.int/ipdl/en/madrid/search-struct.jsp. This website is useful to search the International Register for Trade Marks.
Design Searches
Australian Design Search (ADDS): http://pericles.ipaustralia.gov.au/adds2/adds.adds_start.intro. This website is useful to determine what Australian designs are on the register.
New Zealand Design Search: http://www.iponz.govt.nz/cms/banner_template/IPPATENT. This website is useful to determine what New Zealand designs are on the register.
Domain Searches
Melbourne IT: http://www.melbourneit.com.au/domainname/index
Crazy Domains: http://www.crazydomains.com.au/
Enetica: http://www.enetica.com.au/?gclid=CObenc6fq6MCFQszbgod_GXI9g
Search these websites to identify whether a domain name is available.
WhoIS Lookup: http://www.whois.com.au/?gclid=CIi1vuWbq6MCFQ7Obgodr1Uo5w. Enter the domain address and search to identify who is listed as the owner of the domain.
ICANN register: http://www.internic.net/whois.html. The International Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers is an International Authority that administers the unique identifiers associated with websites which allows you to navigate to a particular website. ICANN has a WhoIS register search which allows you to search on the owner of a domain name.
European Domain Search: http://www.eurodns.com/. earch this website to identify whether a domain name is available in Europe.
Company & Business Name Searches
Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC): http://www.asic.gov.au/asic/asic.nsf. This site is used to identify Australian Companies and/or Businesses listed on the ASIC company register.
Australian Business Register (ABN) ABN Lookup Search: http://www.abr.business.gov.au/(u00gakqcqrfk3tml1zf4uwny)/content.aspx?page=advancedSearch. Search the ABN register to identify a company trading name, main business trading location and ABN status information in Australia.
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