Intellectual Property Law Research Guide
Intellectual property law is an arising area and it covers copyright, patents, trademarks, industrial design, and other intangible property. Although the focus of this guide is Canadian, some foreign countries, as well as international sources, are mentioned. Before starting to research on IP, it should be kept in mind that IP law falls mostly under the federal jurisdiction in Canada.
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Books:
Intellectual Property:
Boyer, Marcel, Trebilcock, M.J. & Vaver, D. Competition policy and intellectual property (Toronto: Irwin Law, 2009). Call number: KF 2979 A2 C65 2009
Hughes, Roger T. Halsbury’s Laws of Canada – Patents, trade secrets and industrial designs (Markham, Ont. : LexisNexis, 2006-). Call number: DIG B56 P3.
McKeown, John S. Fox Canadian law of copyright and industrial design (Scarborough, Ont.: Thomson/Carswell, 2003). Call number: KF2994 F692
Judge. Elizabeth F. & Gervais, Daniel. Intellectual Property: the law in Canada (Toronto: Thomson/Carswell, 2005). Call number: KF2979 J84 2005
Vaver, D. Intellectual property law: copyright, patents, trade-marks (Concord, Ont.: Irwin Publishing, 1997). Call number: KF2979 V38 1997
Copyright:
D'Agostino, Gluseppina. Copyright, contracts, creators: new media, new rules (Great Britain: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2010), Call number: XX.
Geist, Michael A. In the public interest: the future of Canadian copyright law (Toronto: Irwin Law, 2005), call number: KF 2994 A2 I52 2005
Handa, Sunny. Copyright law in Canada (Markham, ON: Butterworths, 2002). Call number: KF2994 H35 2002 (On reserve)
Hughes, Roger T. Hughes on copyright and industrial design (Markham, Ont.: LexisNexis Butterworths, 2005). Call number: KF2994 H852 (On reserve)
Nimmer, M. Nimmer on copyright: a treatise on the law of literary, musical and artistic property, and the protection of ideas (New York: M. Bender, 1978-). Call number: KF 2991.5 N55
Vaver, D. Copyright Law (Toronto: Irwin Law, 2000). Call number: KF2994 V38 2000 (On reserve)
Patent:
Hughes, Roger T. Hughes & Woodley on patents (Markham, Ont.: LexisNexis Butterworths, 2005). Call number: KF 3114 H852 (On reserve)
Trade-marks:
Fox, Harold G. Fox on Canadian law of trade-marks and unfair competition (Toronto: Carswell, 2002-). Call number: KF 3180 F6 2002
Hughes, Roger T. Hughes on trade marks (Markham, Ont.: LexisNexis Butterworths, 2005). Call number: KF3180 H852 (On reserve)
To search other books on IP law:
1. York Library Catalogue: use subject terms such as “intellectual property Canada”, “copyright Canada”, “trademarks Canada”, “patents Canada” or any other related terms.
2. Worldcat: use similar keywords in either subject or title field to retrieve a wider range of books. Books found through WorldCat may not be available at York libraries; however, they may be obtained through InterLibrary Loan (RACER) service.
3. Subject bibliography on Intellectual Property: available through Queen’s University Law Library website.
Articles & Other Documents:
Use article indexes to search journal articles and other documents:
Index to Canadian Legal Literature - available through WestlaweCarswell and Quicklaw.
QuickLaw >> Source Directory >> Filter by country “Canada” and Topics “Intellectual Property Law” >> Search under “Commentary”, “Legal Indices & Tables”, “Legal Journals”.
WestlaweCarswell >> IPSource >> Commentary
Journals:
Akron Intellectual Property Journal
Annual report / Canadian Intellectual property office, call number: KF2979 C37
Australian Intellectual Property Journal
Boston College Intellectual Property and Technology Forum
Buffalo Intellectual Property Law Journal
Chicago-Kent Journal of Intellectual Property
Depaul Journal of Art, Technology & Intellectual Property Law
European Intellectual Property Review
Fordham Intellectual Property, Media & Entertainment Law Journal
IDEA: The Intellectual Property Law Review
Intellectual Porperty Forum
Intellectual property journal (Agincourt, Ont.: Carswell Company, 1984-), call number: PER IN748.
Intellectual Property Law Bulletin
Intellectual property law: the year in review / the Law Society of Upper Canada, Call number: KF2972 I58
Intellectual Property Quarterly
Intellectual property law: the year in review / the Law Society of Upper Canada, call number: KF 2972 I58.
John Marshall review of Intellectual Property Law
Journal of Intellectual Property Law
Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice
Journal of the Copyright Society of the U.S.A.
Journal of the Patent and Trademark Office Society
Marquette Intellectual Property Law Review
Northwestern Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property
Texas Intellectual Property Law Journal
Tulane Journal of Technology & Intellectual Property
University of Baltimore Intellectual Property Law Journal
University of Ottawa law & Technology Journal (Ottawa: University of Ottawa, Faculty of Law, Common Law Section, 2004-), call number: PER UN727,
Wake Forest Intellectual Property Law Journal
Check Law Library Web site, research databases for other journal article indexes such as index to Canadian Legal Literature (available through WestlaweCarswell and Quicklaw) LegalTrac, and Index to Legal Periodicals.
Compiled by Sharon Wang
Last updated on June 3, 2010
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