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Commercial Sites of Interest	Overview of Licensing
Government Sites	Partner Organizations
Licensing News	Professional, Industry and Trade Associations
Multi-Source/"One Stop Shop" Patent Sites	Royalty Rates
Magazines	Technology Licensing

Government Sites
Canadian Intellectual Property Office
European Patent Office
Japan Patent Office
United States Copyright Office
U.S. Federal Communications Commission
U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology
USPTO
Thomas
World Intellectual Property Organization

Licensing News
LES President Allen Baum's Blog
Bureau of National Affairs - Intellectual Property
Computer Law Research on the Internet
ComputerWorld
National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws
Open Source Initiative

Magazines
Bio-IT World
IP Today
IP MAG

Multi-Source/"One Stop Shop" Patent Sites
PatentCafe.com
Pierce Law's IP Mall
IPMenu

Overview of Licensing
LLRX.com: Law and Technology Resources for Legal Professionals

Partner Organizations
Association of University Technology Manager (AUTM)
Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO)
Product Development and Management Association (PDMA)

Professional, Industry and Trade Associations
American Bar Association - Section of Intellectual Property Law
American Intellectual Property Law Association
American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers
BMI
Business Software Alliance
Canadian Bar Association - National Intellectual Property Section
ICANN
Intellectual Property Owners Association
Licensing Executives Society International
MPEG-4 Industry Forum

Royalty Rates Websites
Knowledge Express
SEC/EDGAR sites
Recombinant Capital (ReCap)
Royalty Connection
Royalty Stat
RoyaltySource
Medius Associates
Consumer Product on Technology (survey and links to other studies of royalty rates)

Technology Licensing
AUTM - Association of University Technology Managers
Invotex Group
Yet2.com