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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The United States Intellectual Property Research Materials
Research Guides:
There are a large number of research guides available on US Intellectual property research. To start with a handy guide can save you lots of time. Here are some examples:
General Intellectual Property Resources: available from Tarlton Law Library’s Web site at the University of Texas at Austin;
Research: Intellectual Property, available from Boston University Law Library’s Web site.
Other Sources:
BNA Intellectual Property Library
Quicklaw >> Source Directory >> Filter by Country “United States”, by topic “Intellectual Property”
JURIST Intellectual Property Page, from University of Pittsburgh School of Law, serves as an entry point to a huge wealth of intellectual property resources online, including news, latest book titles, law reviews, article abstracts, Web sites, and etc. It covers mostly US materials, as well as some international ones.
Current Copyright Literature: http://web.austin.utexas.edu/law_library/copyright/, prepared by a librarian at Tarlton Law Library, University of Texas, this site is frequently updated to present a comprehensive list of literature published on American copyright issues.
U.S. Code Collection from Cornell Law Library Web site and THOMAS from Library of Congress are good sources for searching US statutes. LegalTrac is good for search secondary materials from the United States.
Collection of National Copyright Laws: available through United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization’s Web site.
Primary Sources on Copyright (1450-1900): "a digital archive of primary sources on copyright from the invention of the printing press (c.1450) to the Berne Convention (1886) and beyond." Countries covered include Great Britain, Germany, France, Italy, and the United States.
WorldLII >> Categories >> Subjects >> Intellectual Property >> By Country: covers about one hundred countries in the world. Sources include the Web site of major government agencies, organizations, case laws, legislations, research centres, and etc. Coverage varies from country to country.
Intellectual property reports (Sydney: Butterworths, 1983-): covers Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom, Signapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Canada, and United States. Call number: REP-AUS D46 I45 1984.
Compiled by Sharon Wang
Last updated on September 27, 2010
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