The US Patent and Trademark Office web site is:
http://www.uspto.gov
The US Copyright Office web site is:
http://www.copyright.gov/
The European Patent Office web site is:
http://www.epo.org/
The European Patent Office Worldwide Patent Search Database web site is:
http://www.spacenet.com/
The Japanese Patent Office web site is:
http://www.jpo.go.jp/
The World Intellectual Property Organization web site is:
http://www.wipo.int/