Intellectual Property Law
Copyright
- Agencies / Organizations
- U.S. Copyright Office
Learn copyright basics & how to register a work. Search copyright records.
- Copyright
Clearance Center
Get permission to reproduce copyrighted content.- Copyright Renewal Database
Records for books published between 1923 and 1963.
- Copyright Renewal Database
- U.S. Copyright Office
- Determining Copyright
- Copyright services and information (University of Minnesota)
- Copyright Term and the Public Domain in the U.S.(Cornell Legal Information Institute)
- Forms
- Copyright Forms (U.S. Copyright Office)
- Copyright & Fair Use (Stanford
University Libraries)
Overview of fair use, public domain and getting copyright permissions. Includes caselaw, legislation, and regulations.
- Fair use index (U.S. Copyright Office)
This index is a searchable database of court opinions, organized by category and type of use. - Simple guide to fair use (Copyrightlaws.com)
- Social Media and Fair Use (Center for Social Media)
Best practices, educational materials, and other documents regarding fair use rights. - Video and Copyright (American Library Assoc.)
The Law (Additional statutes, regulations & opinions may apply to your specific situation.)
- Copyright Law of the United States
- U.S. Code: Title 17 "Copyrights"
- U.S. Code: 18 USC 2319 "Criminal Infringement of Copyright"
- CFR: 37 CFR pt. 200 to pt. 299 "Copyrights"
- Copyright Office Rulemaking
Search for more statutes, regulations & opinions
Intellectual Property
- Agencies / Organizations
- Lumen Database
- WIPO Lex (World Intellectual Property Organization)
A database of treaties and other intellectual property laws. - Trade Secrets
Patents & Trademarks
- Agencies
- International Trademark Association
- U.S. Patent & Trademark Office
Search pending/issues patents and trademarks. - WI Dept. of Financial Institutions
- Forms
- Patent & Trademark Office Forms
- WI Trademark and Tradename Forms / Applications (WI Sec. of State)
- Patents
- Directories
- Patents (Stanford
University Libraries)
Access U.S., foreign, and subject-based patent databases.
- Patents (Stanford
University Libraries)
- Google Patent Search
Keyword search U.S. patents issued since 1790. - Invention promotion firms (FTC)
- Model Patent Jury Instructions (AIPLA)
- Directories
- Trademarks
- Basic Facts About Trademarks (U.S. Patent & Trademark Office)
- Directories
- Wisconsin Tradenames & Trademarks (WI Dept. of Financial Institutions)
The Law (Additional statutes, regulations & opinions may apply to your specific situation.)
- WI Statutes: ch. 132 "Trademarks, Badges and Labeled Products"
- U.S. Code: Title 35 "Patents"
- CFR: Title 37 "Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights"
Search for more statutes, regulations & opinions
Related Topics
Law Review Articles
- No noncompete agreements for lawyers
85 Wisconsin Lawyer 4 (Apr 2012)
Library Resources
- Epstein on Intellectual Property
- Intellectual property in Wisconsin
- Intellectual Property Resources
- Intellectual Property: Principles Governing Jurisdiction Choice of Law & Judgments in Transnational Disputes
- Specialized Legal Research
- Wisconsin Attorneys Desk Reference
Journals & Legal Databases
- Annual Report - ABA Section of Intellectual Property Law
- HeinOnline
- HeinOnline Manual of Patent Examining Procedure