Intellectual Property

LIST OF LINKS TO USEFUL WEBSITES RELATED TO INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW

• U.S. Patent and Trademark Office; FAQ about Patents; USPTO Downloadable Forms; USPTO Patent-related Fees; Glossary; USPTO Organizational Structure; Inventors Assistance Area
• What is a Patent?, Patent Law Overview
• Search for Patents and Patent Applications at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
• U.S. Patent Statutes
• U.S. Patent Regulations
• Manual of Patent Examining Procedures (MPEP)
• Patent Statistics – U.S. and Utah

U.S. TRADEMARKS -- ®

• U.S. Patent and Trademark Office; FAQ about Trademarks; Downloadable Forms; Trademark-related Fees; Glossary
• Basic Facts about Trademarks; Trademark Law Overview
• Search for Trademarks and Trademark Applications at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
• U.S. Trademark Statutes
• U.S. Trademark Regulations
• Trademark Manual of Examining Procedure (TMEP)
• U.S. Trademark Trial and Appeal Board Manual of Procedure (TBMP)

UTAH TRADEMARKS -- TM

• State of Utah's Homepage for Trademarks
• Application for a State Trademark or Service Mark in Utah *
• Application Instructions for Obtaining a Trademark Registration from the State of Utah *
• Utah's Trademark Statute: "Registration and Protection of Trademarks and Service Marks Act." Utah Code Ann. Secs. 70-3a-101 to 70-3a-405. Laws of Utah 2002, ch. 318.
• Search Current and Expired Trademarks and Service Marks:
  

U.S. COPYRIGHTS -- ©

• U.S. Copyright Office; Copyright Registration; Copyright Information Circulars; FAQ about Copyrights; Downloadable Forms; Fees at the U.S. Copyright Office; Mandatory Deposit Requirements of the U.S. Copyright Law; Contact Information
• Basic Facts about Copyrights
• Search the Records at the U.S. Copyright Office
• U.S. Copyright Legislation
• U.S. Copyright Statutes
• U.S. Copyright Regulations
• Copyright Office Announcements, including Federal Register Notices
• Library of Congress Home Page
• Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)

TRADE SECRETS

• Utah's Trade Secret Law: "Uniform Trade Secrets Act." Utah Code Ann. Secs. 13-24-1 to 13-24-9. Laws of Utah 1989, ch. 60.

OWNERSHIP OF IP CREATED BY AN EMPLOYEE IN UTAH

• Utah "Employment Inventions Act," Utah Code Ann. Secs. 34-39-1 to 34-39-3. Laws of Utah 1989, ch. 217.

U.S. IP CASE LAW

• U.S. Supreme Court
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
• U.S. District Court for the District of Utah

SEARCHABLE IP DATABASES

• U.S. Patents at Thomson Delphion IP Network
• PCT Patent Applications
• European Patents
• United Kingdom Patents
• Canadian Patents
• Canadian Trademarks
• Free Patents Online Searchable Database
• Micropatent's Patent Web Database

INTERNATIONAL AND FOREIGN GOVERNMENTAL IP AGENCIES

• World Intellectual Property Office (WIPO)
• Australia
• Canada
• European Patent Office
• European Community Trademark Office (OAMI)
• Japan
• New Zealand
• Other National Intellectual Property Offices

NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL IP ASSOCIATIONS

• ABA-IPL (American Bar Association, Section of Intellectual Property Law)
• AIPLA (American Intellectual Property Law Association)
• INTA (International Trademark Association)
• IPO (Intellectual Property Owners Association)
• LES (Licensing Executives Society)
• IIPI (International Intellectual Property Institute)

REGIONAL IP ASSOCIATIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS IN WESTERN STATES

• California
  • IP Law Section of the State Bar of California
  • Los Angeles IP Law Association
  • Orange County Patent Law Association
  • San Diego IP Law Association
  • San Francisco IP Law Assocation
  • Silicon Valley Intellectual Property Law Association
• Colorado
  • IP Section of the Colorado Bar Association
• Oregon
  • IP Section of the Oregon State Bar
  • Oregon Patent Law Association
• Washington
  • IP Section of the Washington State Bar Association
  • Washington State Patent Law Association

LEGAL RESEARCH

• Legal Subjects Index at Find Law
• California Digital Library
• Cornell Law School – Legal Information Institute

IP NEWS

• Promote the Progress IP Law Blog
• Patently-O: Patent Law Blog
• The Invent Blog
• Law.Com
• National Law Journal
• Tech Law Journal
• Intellectual Property Law Server
• IPLaw Bulletin

COMPREHENSIVE IP LINKS

• Franklin Pierce Law Center's IP Mall
• Intellectual Property Law Server
• Intellectual Proptery Law at HierosGamos
• Santa Clara University School of Law
• Patent Law Links

RESOURCES FOR STUDENTS

• LLM Programs

The above links to sites related to intellectual property are provided for the convenience of members of the Intellectual Property Section of the Utah State Bar and Utah's IP community. Please forward suggestions for additional links or revisions to the officers of the Intellectual Property Section and to webmaster@utahbar.org. Please note that the Intellectual Property Section bears no responsibility for any information or services provided by these organizations and that this list should not be construed as an endorsement of these organizations by the Intellectual Property Section.




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