When you were bootstrapping, what were the online resources you used for patent searching?
I've found these:
http://ep.espacenet.com/?locale=EN_ep
http://patft.uspto.gov/
https://www.google.com/?tabm=pts&hl=en
http://www.patentarcade.com/p/patents.html
http://www.freepatentsonline.com/
http://www.patexia.com/ip-research
Any ways of tackling this different from these?:
http://www.ehow.com/how_4899582_patent-game-idea.html
http://www.ehow.com/how_10054413_game-patented.html
http://www.ehow.com/how_5798493_patent-ideas-new-game-inventions.html
I'm going to my local patent office to file a provisional patent for the first time. Before I talk to a lawyer I'm going to use as much resources online and come prepared.
Do you have any tips?