Information for Inventors and Tribal Businesses

INFORMATION FOR NATIVE INNOVATORS AND INVENTORS

NAIPEC is a non-profit, largely volunteer, or Pro Bono supported organization. Our primary goal is to support the protection of intellectual property (IP) where possible. The projects we take on are dependent on three critical factors:

• That the inventor or entrepreneur is a registered Tribal Member, and,
• That the inventor or entrepreneur is willing to invest any profits from the business or invention idea back into the Native American community, and,
• That the project will substantively help Native American communities through economic development, jobs and wealth creation.

All applicants for assistance from NAIPEC must complete, and comply with NAIPEC’s intake procedure, available upon request.

As part of our charter we help:

1) Individual Native American, or Alaska Native Inventors, who are either:

Verified low-income individuals

and/or

Are willing to share a percentage of revenue gained from the Patent, Trademark, Copyright, or any product derived from it, with a registered Native American, or Alaska Native Tribe.

2) Native American or Alaska Native Tribes

3) Native American or Alaska Native wholly or majority owned businesses

 

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IS YOUR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ABLE TO BE PROTECTED?

For more information on Patents, Trademarks and Copyright, here are some useful resources:

Patents | USPTO Website

Trademarks | USPTO Website

Copyrights | US Copyright Office Website

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PATENTS | QUICK INFORMATION

Who can apply for a patent?

A patent may be applied for only in the name(s) of the actual inventor(s).