Intellectual Property Online Resources

Note: The following links are to the web.archive site in order to avoid broken links. For historical reason we keep some old sites in this list.

Historical Background
Important Historical Inventions and Inventors
Copyright Timeline
The American Experience/Technology in America
The National Inventors Hall of Fame
Inventors
History of Science, Technology and Medicine
Thomas Jefferson & the Patent Act of 1793
Alexander Graham Bell’s Path to the Telephone
The First Patent of Elijah McCoy
Thomas Alva Edison
History of the Internet

The Law
United States Code.
Code of Federal Regulations UPDATED
Anderson’s Ohio Revised Code UPDATED
Anderson’s Ohio Administrative Code

U.S. Code Title 15: Commerce & Trade
U.S. Code Title 17: Copyrights
U.S. Code Title 35: Patents
Lanham Act: 2001 – 2002 Edition
Notices of Restored Copyrights
Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act: S.505/Public Law 105-298
Pending Copyright Legislation, 106th Congress

DMCA: The Digital Millennium Copyright Act
The Digital Millennium Copyright Act
The Digital Millennium Copyright Act: Status & Analysis
Complying with The Digital Millennium Act

International Treaties & Governing Bodies
Treaties Administered by the WIPO
1996 WIPO Copyright Treaty
Treaty for the Protection of the Rights of Performers & Producers of Phonograms
Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary & Artistic Works (1971)
International Convention for the Protection of Performers, Producers & Broadcasting Organisations (1961)
Her Majesty’s Stationery Office

Government Departments & Agencies
U.S. Copyright Office
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
The Patent Cooperation Treaty Legal Office
Offices of the USPTO
Library of Congress

Government Publications & Databases
Trademark Trial and Appeal Board Manual
U.S. Copyright Office: Information Circulars
USPTO Web Patent Databases
USPTO: Patent Guidance, Tools and Manuals

Copyright
Legal Information Institute: Law about…Copyright
U.S. Copyright Law
Landmark Copyright Law
Copyright Law Cafe
The UT System Crash Course in Copyright
Copyright Clearance Center
The Copyright Website
General Information About Copyrights
Copyright Registration
10 Big Myths about Copyright Explained
To Copy or Not to Copy, That is the Question  NEW
Copyright Resources
Copyright Resources on the Internet
Copyright on the Internet
Copyright Management Center
A Visit to Copyright Bay
Copyright Law in the Electronic Environment
Copyright, Fair Use & Licensing in a Digital World
Seeking Copyright Permissions for a Digital Age
ECUP: European Copyright Focal Point Homepage
Opposing Copyright Extension 
Congress Pushes Copyright Bills

The Fair Use Doctrine
Categories of Key Court Case Summaries on Fair Use 
Case Addresses Vague ‘Fair Use’ Doctrine
What is “Fair Use” in Copyright Law?
What is Fair about Fair Use?
SUL: Copyright & Fair Use
Copyright & Fair Use 
Fair Use Issues
Fair Use of Copyrighted Works   
Notifications Received From Organizations On Fair Use Guidelines  
Fair Use in Education
Fair Use &  Higher Education: Are Guidelines the Answer?
Fair Use Guidelines for Educational Multimedia
SUL: Copyright & Fair Use: Fair Use and Multimedia
CCUMC Multimedia Fair Use Guidelines 
Fair Use Proposals for Digital Images  NEW
Copyright Law in the Electronic Envirnoment  NEW  
Copyright, Digital Data, and Fair Use in Digital Networked Environments  
Fair Use in the Electronic Age: Serving the Public Interest
Copyright and Fair Use in the Digital Age
Cyber Copyrights: Piracy And Fair Use On The Web
Fair Use vs. Fared Use: The Impact of Automated Rights Management on Copyright’s Fair Use Doctrine
Works of Parody: Walking a Fine Line  
CONFU: The Conference on Fair Use

Plagerism
TAS Plagerism Guide
Academic Honesty NEW
Avoiding Plagerism
Internet Watchdog Could Stop Collegiate Copycats

Copyright: Authors & Artists
Copyright in Visual Arts
Publication Rights Clearinghouse of the National Writers Union
The Publishing Law Center
WATCH: Writers, Artists & Their Copyright Holders   UPDATED
Canadian Association of Photographers & Illustrators in Communications Response to Copyright
Songwriters & Copyright Questions and Answers
The Royalty Process    NEW
A Guide to Copyright for Music Librarians
Music Plagiarism: Notes on Preparing for Trial
Public Domain Music
Contract Law as a Remedy for Story Theft
Opposing Copyright Extension: Songwriter’s Heirs Mourn Copyright Loss

Multimedia & Entertainment Law
The Entertainment & Multimedia Attorney
Legal Insights for Entertainment & Multimedia
Multimedia Law Sites
International Entertainment, Multimedia & Intellectual Property
Musicians’ Intellectual Law & Resources Links
Multimedia Copyright Information
Completing Form PA for Screenplays & Films

Patents
U.S. Patent Law
PTDL: US Patent & Trademark Depository Library Program
General Information Concerning Patents
Information About Patents
A Crash Course on Patents
The Patent Cafe
From Patent to Profit 
US Patent Classification System
Manual of Classification of Patents
Identifying Patent Classification Numbers 
Comparing International Patent Classification & US Patent Classification  UPDATED
Patent Cooperation Treaty Electronic Gazette
Design, Patent, Trademark and Copyright Information
The Patent Crib Sheet
The Patent Jury Forum
Oppedahl & Larson Patent Law Web Server
The Sounds File: Soundmarks Registered with the US Patent Office  UPDATED
The European Patent Office

Biotechnology Patents
Biotechnology Law Web Server
An Introduction to Biotechnology Patents
MedWeb: Biotechnology Patents 
Biotechnology Patenting Issues
Biotechnology Patents & The European Union
Bio Patents: The Controversy

Software Patents
Software Patent Institute
International Legal Protection for Software
Software Protection by Patents
Software Protection: Patents Verses Copyrights
Software Patents vs. Business Method Patents 

The Patent Bar Exam
US Patent & Trademark Office of Enrollment & Discipline
PTO Patent Bar Examination
Registration to Practice Before the US Patent Office

Trademarks
U.S. Trademark Law
Overview of Trademark Law
Federal Dilution Trademark Law
Basic Facts About Registering A Trademark
Frequently Asked Questions About Trademarks
The U.S. Trademark Counterfeiting Statute
Trademark Trial and Appeal Board Manual of Procedure
ASU Patent Trademark Depository Library
Trademark Links
Trademark & Copyright Services
Selecting a Trademark
Five Key Questions Consumers Should Ask Their Trademark Lawyers
Trademarking One’s Personal Name
International Trademark Classes
Trademark Wars on the Web
USA Patent-Trademark Tips

Trade Secrets
Uniform Trade Secrets Act
General Information About Trade Secrets
The Law of Trade Secrets, Noncompetes & Antipiracy Agreements
The Trade Secerts Homepage 
Recent Developments in Trade Secrets Law
International Aspects of Trade Secrets Law
Trade Secret Software Protection

Technology & Intellectual Property
Intellectual Property / Technology Law
No Electromic Theft (NET) Act
Internet, Cyberspace and Computer Law
Understanding Computers and the Law
Internet Privacy Law
CompLaw–Law Library
Principles for Managing Intellectual Property in a Digital Environment
An Intellectual Property Law Primer for Multimedia & Web Developers
WWW Multimedia Law-Internet Contracts, Licenses
Web Law FAQ 
Computer Law ++: Software Patents, Copyrights, Trademarks & Licenses 
Software Developers Want Changes in Patent & Copyright Law 
The Software and Technology Law   
Copyrighting Web Sites & Software
Web Development Server: Copyright & Licensing
Copyright & Multimedia Law for Webbuilders and Multimedia Authors NEW
Copyrights in Software
Guide to Protection of Computer Software: Patents
A Guide to the Proposed Law on Software Transactions 
Software and Database License Agreement Checklist
New Copyright and Database Regulations
Ralph Losey’s Law Web – Practical & Legal Protection of Computer Databases
Domain Name Registration News
Bechtold: The Link Controversy Page
Linking and Liability (BitLaw)
Hyperlinks, Frames and Meta-tags: An Intellectual Property Analysis
Copyright on the Internet
Contracts, Copyright and Preemption in a Digital World
The Great Internet Panic: How Digitization is Deforming Copyright Law
Networked Intellectual Property: Brain-Ache Of The Decade  

General Information: Intellectual Property
Intellectual Property: Copyrights, Trademarks
Intellectual Property Rights (IPR)
U.S. Unfair Competition Law
Hieros Gamos II Intellectual Property
Intellectual Property Reference Library
Intellectual Property Law Web Server
Links to Patent & Other Intellectual Property Information Resources
PIPERS Virtual Intellecutal Property Library
Basic U.S. Patent, Trademark & Copyright Information
Intellectual Property: Copyrights, Trademarks & Patents
Commercial Ventures and Intellectual Property
Telecom Information Resources for Intellectual Property 
IPRL – IP Professionals Reading Room
Using Intellectual Property in Your Business
Intellectual Property in Cyberspace
The Economy of Ideas: Selling Wine Without Bottles on the Global Net
University of Texas Intellectual Property Information
Hearing on Collections of Information Antipiracy Act
How to Fight Against Counterfeiting NEW
The Protection of Soft Property
Glossary of Naming Terms

Organizations
AIPLA: American Intellectual Property Law Association
International Trademark Association
National Association of Patent Practitioners
World Intellectual Property Organization
The Copyright Society of the U. S. A.
Licensing Executives Society
The International Anti-Counterfeiting Coalition
Association of American Publishers 
The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers 
SCALA: Songwriters, Composers And Lyricists Association
International Webmasters Association
EFFweb – The Electronic Frontier Foundation
Berkman Center for Internet and Society

Journals
IP Magazine on the Web
Richmond Journal of Law & Technology
Internet Patent News Service
The Hastings Communication & Entertainment Law Journal
NetWatchers Cyberzine

Tools
Locating Copyright Holders
How to Request Copyright Permission from Publishers
The Authors Registry   UPDATED
Book Trust
WATCH Search
BMI Repertoire Databases   UPDATED
National Technical Information Services Search Engine

Patent Searches
USPTO Web Patent Databases
Great Lakes Patent & Trademark Center
STO’s Internet Patent Search System
USPTO Patent Bibliographic and AIDS Databases
MicroPatent
Community of Science: US Patent Search
Delphion Global Patent Search
CIPO – Canadian Patent Database

Forms
U.S. Copyright Office, Copyright Office Forms
Agreements, Forms and Samples
Patent and Trademark Forms
Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS)
Notice of Intent to Enforce a Copyright Restored under the URAA
Standard Permission Request Form