This page is designed to provide updates about IP law relevant to nanotechnology and links to other resources for obtaining IP information. It is jointly maintained by the law firm of Foley & Lardner, their nanotechnology attorneys and the NanoBusiness Alliance.

Environmental Health and Safety Resources:

• National Nanotechnology Initiative: Environmental, Health, and Safety Issues: http://www.nano.gov/html/society/EHS.html
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency: http://www.epa.gov/oppt/nano/index.htm
• U.S. Food and Drug Administration: http://www.fda.gov/nanotechnology/
• National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health: http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/nanotech/
• Environmental, Health and Safety Research Needs for Engineered Nanoscale Materials http://www.nano.gov/NNI_EHS_research_needs.pdf
• Department of Energy: http://www.energy.gov/sciencetech/nanotechnology.htm

Grants and Other Funding Opportunities

• ATP Nanotech Funding for 2007 – Proposal due May 21, 2007
• To search for grants: www.grants.gov
• To search for government contract announcements: www.fedbizopps.gov
• To search for contractor registration requirements: www.ccr.gov or https://orca.bpn.gov/

Links for Searching Patents

• U.S. Patent Office – http://www.uspto.gov/patft/index.html
• European Patent Office – www.european-patent-office.org
• Japanese Patent Office – http://www.jpo.go.jp/index.htm
• International searching – www.delphion.com

Links for Searching Prosecution Histories of Patents and Published Applications

• U.S. Patent Office – http://portal.uspto.gov/external/portal/pair
• European Patent Office – http://www.epoline.org/portal/public/registerplus

Additional Resources

• Foresight Nanotech Institute Resource Web site
• National Nanotech Initiative Strategic Plan for 2004
• 2008 National Nanotechnology Initiative Budget Request
• Nanotechnology Law & Business, a new journal reporting on legal and business developments affecting nanotechnology
• Latest developments in nanotech research: http://pubs.acs.org/cen/nanofocus/
• Latest developments in European nanotech: www.nano-tsunami.com
• Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies
• Sample IP agreements
• The Nanotechnology Company