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PATENT LAW

Primary Sources Cases Databases Other Int'l Patent Bar Software Genome

Primary Sources

USPTO United States Patent and Trademark Office

U.S. Patent Law By FDsys.

U.S. Patent Law Index Know the topic but not the section number? Try the indexed version of Title 35 by Bitlaw.com

Thomas Search for current or recent U.S. legislation on patents.

Patent Regulations By FDsys.


Patent Forms

Cases

Professor Wegner Updates his "Top Ten Supreme Court Patent Cases"

 

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit Federal Circuit Cases since 2004. Decisions are available by month and year; indexed by name.

Databases

USPTO Web Patent Databases

Copyright Office Records Not user friendly BUT records do go back to January 1978.

DNA Patent Database The DPD, a joint project of the Georgetown University's Kennedy Institute of Ethics and the Foundation for Genetic Medicine, allows free public access to the full text and analysis of all DNA patents issued by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (PTO).

DOE Patent Database You can search for patents and patent applications by the Department of Energy and its contractors or assignees.

Intellectual Property Digital Library These collections include PCT (Patents), Madrid (Trademarks), Hague (Industrial Designs), Article 6 (State Emblems, Official Hallmarks, and Emblems of Intergovernmental Organizations) and others. Free sign-up for account.


Other Sources

I.P. Mall By the Franklin Pierce Law Center. Numerous awards. Internationally acclaimed.

Software Patent Index Articles and news by Bitlaw.com.

PatentLawLinks.com

Kuesterlaw.com

International

EU

Espacenet Europe's Network of Patent Databases 70 million patents available worldwide.

Paris Convention

Patent Cooperation Treaty

Patent Cooperation Treaty Basics by the World Intellectual Property Organization, including general forms, news and regulations.

Patent Co-Operation Treaty By Bitlaw.com and includes a table of contents.

Community Patent EU proposes the creation of a Community Patent.

Green Paper on the CPCA Green Paper is a consultation document..

NAIP Patent Blog: Introduction to the European Patent System Historic overview of the European Patent System.

Other Countries

The Patent Office From the United Kingdom.

U.S. Government Sites and Other Int'l I.P. Offices Includes many countries.

The Patent Bar

Promulgating Requirements for Admission to Prosecute Patent Applications

Patent Attorneys & Agents Patent attorneys and agents registered to practice before the PTO. Search engine capabilities. Listings by geographic region.

The Patent Bar Exam Information Page Everything you need to know about the Patent Exam by Professor Beckerman-Rodau from Suffolk Law.

Software & Patents

Software Patent Index Some software patent materials by Bitlaw.com.

Patents for Software-Related Inventions By Kuesterlaw.


Genome Project

NHGRI National Human Genome Research Institute. Great resource for legal and policy issues. Tracking of state and federal legislation.

Human Genome Project Information Sponsored by the U.S. Dept. of Energy. Excellent site for patent and legal issues.

If you have any questions, comments or suggestions, please email: Rick Buckingham, Reference Librarian.
Last modified: October 8, 2010.


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