Organizations

for Inventors

Below is a list of independent inventor groups across the United States.

 

Many groups keep up-to-date schedules of regularly occurring meetings and events for their local areas. Visit an individual group's website for more information.

 

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Patent and Trademark Resource Centers (PTRC)

 

United Inventors Association

 

Alabama

 

Invent Alabama

866.745.6319

 

Alabama Inventors Clubs

256.229.5551

 

Columbus Phenix City Inventors Association

www.cpcinventorsassociation.weebly.com

 

Attorneys General

State House

11 S. Union St.

Montgomery AL 36130

ago.state.al.us

 

Alaska

 

Alaska Inventors & Entrepreneurs Inventors Institute of Alaska

907.376.5114

 

Attorneys General

907.465.3600

P.O. Box 110300

Diamond Courthouse

Juneau AK 99811-0300

www.law.state.ak.us

 

Arizona

 

Inventors Association of Arizona, Inc.

azinventors.org

 

TechShop Inventors Club

Meets Fridays 9 a.m.

249 E Chicago St.

Chandler, AZ 85225

602.303.6272

 

Attorneys General

602.542.4266

1275 W. Washington St.

Phoenix AZ 85007

azag.gov

 

Arkansas

 

Arkansas Inventors' Network

arkansasinvents.org

 

Attorneys General

800.482.8982

200 Tower Bldg.

323 Center St.

Little Rock AR 72201-2610

 

California

 

Inventors Alliance

inventorsalliance.org

 

Inventors Forum

inventorsforum.org

 

San Diego Inventors Forum

sdinventors.org

 

Thomas Jefferson School of Law Patent Clinic

www.tjsl.edu/clinics/patent-clinic

 

Attorneys General

916.445.9555

1300 I St. Ste. 1740

Sacramento CA 95814

ag.ca.gov

 

Colorado

 

Rocky Mountain Inventors Association

rminventor.org

 

Attorneys General

1525 Sherman Street

Denver CO 80203

coloradoattorneygeneral.gov

 

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Connecticut

 

Inventors Association of Connecticut

inventus.org

 

Connecticut Invention Convention

ctinventionconvention.org

 

Attorneys General

860.808.5318

55 Elm St.

Hartford CT 06141-0120

ct.gov/ag

 

Delaware

 

Delaware Entrepreneurs Forum

302.652.4241

 

Attorneys General

302.577.8338

Carvel State Office Bldg.

820 N. French St.

Wilmington DE 19801

attorneygeneral.delaware.gov

 

District of Columbia

 

Inventors Network of the Capital Area

dcinventors.org

 

Attorneys General

202.724.1305

John A. Wilson Building

1350 PA Ave NW Suite 409

Washington DC 20009

occ.dc.gov

 

Florida

 

Edison Inventors Association, Inc.

edisoninventors.org

 

Tampa Bay Inventors' Council

tbic.us

 

Inventors Society of South Florida

inventorssociety.net

 

Attorneys General

850.414.3300

The Capitol PL 01

Tallahassee FL 32399-1050

 

Georgia

 

Inventors Association of Georgia, Inc.

www.GaInventors.org

 

Columbus Phenix City Inventors Association

www.cpcinventorsassociation.weebly.com

 

Attorneys General

404.656.3300

40 Capitol Square SW

Atlanta GA 30334.-1300

georgia.gov/02/ago/home/0,2705,87670814,00.html

 

Hawaii

 

Hawaii International Inventors Association, Inc.

808.523.5555

 

Attorneys General

425 Queen St.

Honolulu HI 96813

hawaii.gov/ag

 

Idaho

 

Inventors Association of Idaho

208.255.4321 x223

See www.inventorsassociationofidaho.com for meeting place directions

 

East Idaho Inventors Forum

208.346.6763

 

Attorneys General

Statehouse

Boise ID 83720-1000

www2.state.id.us/ag

 

Illinois

 

Illinois Innovators and Inventors

P.O. Box 58

Edwardsville IL 62025

ilinventor.tripod.com

 

Chicago Inventors Organization

chicago-inventors.org

 

INVINT

Innovation Viability Network

Central Illinois

invint.org

 

Attorneys General

312.814.3000

James R. Thompson Ctr.

100 W. Randolph St.

Chicago IL 60601

illinoisattorneygeneral.gov

 

Indiana

 

Indiana Inventors Association

765.674.2845

 

Inventors Council-Wabash

219.782.2511

 

Attorneys General

Indiana Government Center South

5th Floor

402 West Washington Street

Indianapolis IN 46204

in.gov/attorneygeneral

 

Iowa

 

Iowa Inventors Group

iowainventorsgroup.org

 

Drake University Inventor Program

515.271.2655

 

Attorneys General

515.281.5164

Hoover State Office Bldg.

1305 E. Walnut

Des Moines IA 50319

IowaAttorneyGeneral.org

 

Kansas

 

Inventors Assoc. of So. Central Kansas

316.681.2358

 

Mid-America Inventors Association

913.371.7011

 

Inventor's Club of KC

inventorsclubofkc.org

 

Attorneys General

785.296.2215

120 S.W. 10th Ave. 2nd Fl.

Topeka KS 66612-1597

www.ksag.org

 

Kentucky

 

Central Kentucky Inventors Council

ckic.org

 

Attorneys General

502.696.5300

700 Capitol Ave. Capitol Building Suite

118 Frankfort KY 40601

ag.ky.gov

 

Louisiana

 

Attorneys General

225.326.6000

P.O. Box 94095

Baton Rouge LA 70804-4095

ag.state.la.us

 

Maine

 

Attorneys General

207.626.8800

State House Station 6

Augusta ME 04333

maine.gov/ag

 

Maryland

 

Inventors Network of the Capital Area

dcinventors.org

 

Attorneys General

410.576.6300

200 St. Paul Place

Baltimore MD 21202-2202

www.oag.state.md.us

 

Massachusetts

 

Inventors' Association of New England

inventne.org

 

Innovators' Resource Network

irnetwork.org

 

National Collegiate Inventors & Innovators Alliance

nciia.org

 

Attorneys General

617.727.2200

1 Ashburton Place

Boston MA 02108-1698

mass.gov/ago

 

Michigan

 

The Entrepreneur Network

tenonline.org

 

Inventors Council of Mid Michigan

inventorscouncil.org

 

InventorEd.org

inventored.org

 

The Flint and Genesee Regional Chamber of Commerce

thegrcc.org

 

Attorneys General

P.O.Box 30212

525 W. Ottawa St.

Lansing MI 48909-0212

michigan.gov/ag

 

Minnesota

 

Inventors' Network

inventornetwork.org

 

Minnesota Inventors Congress

235 S. Mill St.

P.O. Box 71

Redwood Falls MN 56283

minnesotainventorscongress.org

 

Attorneys General

651.296.3353

State Capitol Ste.

102 St. Paul MN 55155

www.ag.state.mn.us

 

Mississippi

 

Society of Mississippi Inventors Assistance

mssbdc.org

 

Attorneys General

601.359.3680

Department of Justice

P.O. Box 220

Jackson MS 37205-0220

www.ago.state.ms.us

 

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Missouri

 

Inventors Association of St. Louis

inventorsconnection.org

 

Attorneys General

573.751.3321

Supreme Ct. Bldg.

207 W. High St.

Jefferson City MO 65101

ago.mo.gov

 

Montana

 

Montana Inventors Association

406.586.1541

 

Blue Sky Inventors

406.259.9110

 

Attorneys General

406.444.2026

Justice Bldg.

215 N. Sanders

Helena MT 59620-1401

doj.mt.gov

 

Nebraska

 

Lincoln Inventors Association

 

Attorneys General

402.471.2682

State Capitol

P.O.Box 98920

Lincoln NE 68509-8920

www.ago.state.ne.us

 

Nevada

 

Nevada Inventors Association

nevadainventors.org

 

Attorneys General

775.684.1100

Old Supreme Ct. Bldg.

100 N. Carson St.

Carson City NV 89701

ag.state.nv.us

 

New Hampshire

 

New Hampshire Inventors

603.228.3854

 

Attorneys General

603.271.3658

State House Annex

33 Capitol St.

Concord NH 03301-6397

doj.nh.gov

 

New Jersey

 

National Society of Inventors

nsinventors.com

609.799.4574

 

New Jersey Entrepreneurs Forum

njef.org

 

Attorneys General

609.292.8740

Richard J. Hughes Justice Complex

25 Market St. CN 080

Trenton NJ 08625

www.state.nj.us/lps

 

New Mexico

 

New Mexico Inventors Club

505.266.3541

 

Attorneys General

505.827.6000

P.O. Drawer 1508

Sante Fe NM 87504-1508

nmag.gov

 

New York

 

Inventors Society of Western New York

inventny.org

 

Suffolk County Inventors and Entrepreneurs Club

631-415-5013

 

Inventors Association of Manhattan

www.manhattan-inventors.org

 

Attorneys General

518.474.7330

Dept. of Law, The Capitol 2nd fl.

Albany NY 12224

oag.state.ny.us

 

North Carolina

 

Inventors' Network of the Carolinas

inotc.org

 

Attorneys General

919.716.6400

Dept. of Justice P.O.Box 629

Raleigh NC 27602-0629

ncdoj.com

 

North Dakota

 

Northern Plains Inventors Congress

ndinventors.com

701.281.8822

 

Attorneys General

701.328.2210

State Capitol

600 E. Boulevard Ave.

Bismarck ND 58505-0040

ag.state.nd.us

 

Ohio

 

Inventors Connection Greater Cleveland

440.941.6567

 

Inventor's Council of Cincinnati

inventcincy.org

 

Attorneys General

614.466.4320

State Office Tower

30 E. Broad St.

Columbus OH 43266-0410

ohioattorneygeneral.gov

 

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Oklahoma

 

Oklahoma Inventors Congress

oklahomainventors.com

405.348.7794

 

Attorneys General

405.521.3921

State Capitol Rm. 112

2300 N. Lincoln Blvd.

Oklahoma City OK 73105

oag.state.ok.us

 

Oregon

 

Portland Inventors Group

503.288.4558

 

Micro-Inventors Program of Oregon

mipooregon.org

 

South Oregon Inventors Council

541.772.3478

 

Attorneys General

503.378.4732

Justice Bldg.

1162 Court St. NE

Salem OR 97301

doj.state.or.us

 

Pennsylvania

 

American Society of Inventors

americaninventor.org

 

Pittsburgh East Inventors Club

inventionburgh.wordpress.com

 

Attorneys General

717.787.3391

1600 Strawberry Square

Harrisburg PA 17120

attorneygeneral.gov

 

Rhode Island

 

The Center for Design & Business

401.454.6108

 

Attorneys General

401.274.4400

150 S. Main St.

Providence RI 02903

www.riag.state.ri.us

 

South Carolina

 

Inventors Network of the Carolinas

portal.inotc.org

 

Attorneys General

Rembert C. Dennis Office Bldg.

P.O.Box 11549

Columbia SC 29211-1549

scattorneygeneral.org

 

South Dakota

 

South Dakota Inventors Congress

605.688.4184

 

Attorneys General

1302 East Highway 14 Suite 1

Pierre SD 57501.8501

state.sd.us/attorney

 

Tennessee

 

Inventors' Association of Middle Tennessee

615.681.6462

 

Tennessee Inventors Association

tninventors.org

 

Attorneys General

615.741.5860

500 Charlotte Ave. Nashville TN 37243

attorneygeneral.state.tn.us

 

Texas

 

Alamo Inventors

alamoinventors.org

 

Houston Inventors Association

inventors.org

 

Austin Inventors and Entrepreneurs Association

austininventors.org

 

Texas Inventors Association

www.txinventors.com

 

Attorneys General

512.463.2100

Capitol Station

P.O.Box 12548

Austin TX 78711-2548

www.oag.state.tx.us

 

Utah

 

Utah Inventors

utahinventor.org

 

Attorneys General

801.538.9600

State Capitol Rm. 236

Salt Lake City UT 84114-0810

attorneygeneral.utah.gov

 

Vermont

 

InventVermont

www.inventvermont.com/

 

Attorneys General

802.828.3173

109 State St.

Montpelier VT 05609-1001

www.atg.state.vt.us

 

Virginia

 

Inventors Network of the Capital Area

dcinventors.org

 

Virginia Inventors Forum, Inc.

www.virginiainventors.org

 

Attorneys General

900 E. Main St.

Richmond VA 23219

oag.state.va.us

 

Washington

 

Inventors Network

503.239.8299

 

Attorneys General

1125 Washington St. SE

PO Box 40100

Olympia WA 98504-0100

atg.wa.gov

 

West Virginia

 

West Virginia Inventors Council Inc.

304.293.3612 x 3730

 

Attorneys General

304.558.2021

State Capitol Complex

Building 1 Room E-26

Charleston WV 25305

wvago.us

 

Wisconsin

 

Inventors Network of Wisconsin

920.429.0331

Attorneys General

114 East State Capitol

P.O.Box 7857

Madison WI 53707-7857

www.doj.state.wi.us

 

Wyoming

 

Attorneys General

State Capitol Bldg.

Cheyenne WY 82002

attorneygeneral.state.wy.us

 

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Australia

 

Inventors Association of Australia (Federal), Inc.

www.australian-inventors.asn.au

 

United Kingdom

 

British Inventors Society

www.thebis.org