Welcome to the UIA
Empowering Inventors through Education, Access & Advocacy
The UIA is a 501c3 nonprofit organization dedicated to providing educational resources and opportunities to the independent inventing community, while encouraging honest and ethical business practices among industry service providers.
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Free Inventor Resources
The UIA maintains an Inventor Resource Room with free and helpful documents, articles, and videos all about inventing and product commercialization processes, and a listing of upcoming inventor trade shows and events.
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Inventor Resources
The UIA provides our members with free educational resources on how to develop, protect, fund and commercialize ideas and inventions.
Visit Our Resource Room for online reading and video materials.
Join the UIA to receive our free UIA newsletter for information affecting independent inventors, resource updates, articles from industry leaders and decision-makers, and to be notified of upcoming educational seminars and events – most of which are provided at no cost to our members.
Access to Industry Partners & Fellow Inventors
Through our educational seminars and trade show program, we create opportunities for inventors to network with companies who are actively searching for new products and/or offer services to that can help move an invention forward. We proudly work with trade show organizers to create inventor exhibitor areas at some of the largest trade shows nationwide. Visit Our Resource Room for more information on events.
With the UIA-affiliated inventor clubs across the US, UIA members can meet local innovators who have been through the inventing, patenting, manufacturing and marketing processes. View our list of UIA-affiliated Inventor Clubs to learn more.
Latest News
USPTO Expedited Cancellation Pilot Program
Once you’ve registered your trademark at the USPTO, you are required to maintain your registration, or the registration will abandon or cancel. If canceled or abandoned, you will need to file a new application but there is no guarantee that the mark will...
Trends and Characteristics Women Inventors in the US
The USPTO recently released a report on the trends and characteristics of U.S. women inventors named on U.S. patents granted from 1976 through 2016. Sadly but not surprisingly, the report showed that women still represent a minority of inventors with patents. While...
Get Your Invention Reviewed by Toy Industry Experts at Toy Fair 2019
The Toy Association is excited to announce the inaugural “CF@TF” Inventor Day being held Friday, February 15, 2019 at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City during Toy Fair New York. Through Creative Factor, The Toy Association’s educational...