American Arbitration Association
http://www.adr.org
Provides information on using arbitration rather
than litigation to settle contractual disputes.
American Bar Association (ABA)
http://www.abanet.org
You can use the ABA site to search for an
attorney in your area.
FindLaw.com
http://www.findlaw.com
Provides legal articles, FAQs, forms, and web
sites. The site includes a section on business law.
Internal Revenue Service
http://www.irs.ustreas.gov
You can download tax forms and tax preparation
documents from this Web site
Nolo Press
http://www.nolo.com
The Nolo Press publishes books about contracts
and the law for the everyday people. In addition to books, their website
includes software, forms, dictionaries, and articles on everyday legal topics.
Sci3
http://www.sci3.com
For a fee, Sci3 provides custom patent and
trademark search services. The operation is part of the Sunnyvale Center for
Innovation, Invention, and Ideas (SCI3). They are located in the Sunnyvale,
California Public Library which has a relationship with the United States
Patent and Trademark Office as a Patent and Trademark Library. If you plan to
be in the Silicon Valley area where the library is located, you can sign up for
any of their seminars on patents and trademarks.
Small Business Law Center
http://www.courttv.com/legalhelp/business
Provides legal discussions and assistance for
locating a lawyer by location and
specialty. Court TV maintains the site.
United States Patent &
Trademark Office
http://www.uspto.gov/
From this site, you can search patents, expired
patents, and trademarks and USPC Classification codes to get a definition of a
patent class. The site also provides forms to download and a registry of patent
attorneys and agents you can search.
