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Naming Resources
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Naming
AcronymFinder: www.acronymfinder.com
Information: Check any acronyms against this database.
Copyright Clearance Center: www.copyright.com
Information: Site allows you to instantly license usage of copyrighted articles over the Web, including delivery of content.
Copyscape: http://www.copyscape.com
Information: Copyscape searches for your content on the Web and enables you to determine whether it has been used with your permission.
Dotster: www.dotster.com
Information: Will monitor a currently registered Internet name until it becomes available for $5 a year.
GreatDomains: www.greatdomains.com
Information: Domain name brokerage firm.
Marcia Yudkin: www.http://www.yudkin.com/generate.htm
Information: Site provides useful info and help on tagline and name generation.
Nameprotect: www.nameprotect.com
Information: Provides a $35 name search. Their Nameguard service is very useful.
Micropatent.com: www.micropatent.com
Information: A useful place to begin a trademark search.
The Naming Newsletter: www.namingworkshop.com
Information: Newsletter about naming trends.
Stands4: www.Stands4.com
Information: Useful site that provides a source for acronyms and abbreviations.
Thomson and Thomson: www.thomson-thomson.com
Information: Another useful location for a trademark search.
Trademark.com: www.trademark.com
Information: Provides a trademark search service at reasonable prices, $85 for four hours of search as a example. Can provide US, UK, and Canadian searches as well as state searches.
TrademarkBots.com: www.trademarkbots.com
Information: Site provides a wide variety of resources for trademark searches.
US Copyright Office: www.loc.gov/copyright
Information: US government copyright office web site.
US Patent Office: www.uspto.gov
Information: US patent office.
WordLab: www.wordlab.com
Information: Site provides series of interesting tools to help you brainstorm names.
Naming Software (return to top)
Macroworks: www.macroworks.com
Information: Publishes NameBuilder for $169.95. This product splits and recombines morphemes and phonemes, and offers other utilities designed to stimulate naming creativity.
The Name Stormers: www.namestormers.com
Information: Publishes NamePro for $495. This product contains a wordbase of over 100K words, profanity checker in five languages, and other name creation tools. Company also offers comprehensive name development services for company and product brand names. One of the oldest (15+ years) and most respected naming consultants.

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