View Search Results

Promotes understanding of intellectual property protection and facilitates development and sharing of new technologies worldwide. patents: gives inventors exclusive right to their discoveries for a specified time period, providing incentives to invent, invest in and disclose new technology. trademarks: helps businesses protect their investments, promote goods and services and safeguard consumers against confusion and deception in the marketplace

Disseminates patent and trademark information, assists patrons in performing their own patent searches and filings, and provides access to other research materials. Appointment Recommended.

The division examines, files and maintains numerous documents vital to business and state government including state and local laws, oaths of office, trademarks, certificates of incorporation, and Uniform Commercial Code Article 9 financing statements. The Division is also responsible for the authentication of public documents for use in other countries.