INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RESOURCES

Primary Source Documents

The U.S. Copyright Act - Title 17

Current as of 1/5/1999 - includes the Digital Millenium Copyright Act.

Collection of IP Laws

At the WIPO, a searchable electronic collection of laws from 35 countries and European Communities, and the texts of all WIPO treaties.

Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works

From the Legal Information Institute. The U.S. became a member of the Berne Convention in 1989.

Universal Copyright Convention

From Tufts University.

The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT)

Also from Cornell - including international trade aspects of IP.

Guide to Judicial and Administrative IP Decisions

A very good guide to finding administrative and judicial decisions. It gives a good overview of where documents are published, but it is a bit dated - for example, BPAI & PTO Commissioner decisions are now available free on the internet, but this is not indicated on the guide.

Intellectual Property Organizations

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

The federal agency that controls the issuance of patents and trademarks. Excellent database page, including the Manual of Classification Index, and the Manual of Patent Examining Procedure .

U.S. Copyright Office

From The Library of Congress. Lots of good stuff here, including info. on copyright requests, licensing, and FOIA requests. See their page of copyright circulars for good overviews of many aspects of copyright law.

World Intellectual Property Organization

Major collections of IP information

Intellectual property mall

From Franklin Pierce Law Center. A truly impressive resource providing links to "the most valuable online resources in the world."

Internet Law and Regulation

An excellent service that provides recent cases, laws, and analytical materials dealing with Internet Law. Check out the "Intellectual Property" section, also the "Recent Developments."

lawprofessor.org

Resources and links on intellectual property and the patent bar from Andrew Beckerman-Rodau, professor of law and co-director of the IP concentration at Suffolk University Law School.

Findlaw IP Resources

Findlaw's collection of briefs, articles, and online resources for IP law.

LII Copyright Resources

A collection of Intellectual Property resources from the Legal Information Institute - includes international materials.

IP Helpdesk

From the Community Research & Development Information Service (CORDIS), a guide to IP resources in the European Union.

ALA copyright information

The American Library Association's page of copyright information.