For those in areas without a local inventor support group, this edition includes information for how to start one. The Guide also includes a Directory of Services, an expanded listing of Inventor Related Web Sites and an Inventors Library Book list. The UIA is a national non-profit educational organization for inventors' groups throughout the country, and represents more than 4,000 inventors nationwide and in Canada. Established in 1990 at the urging of the Department of Energy, the UIA serves as an umbrella organization and a national clearinghouse for invention information and resource referrals. When ordering the Resource Guide, disregard this charge .
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