Intellectual Property Resources

Agencies

• United States Patent and Trademark Office
• United States Copyright Office
• Canadian Intellectual Property Office
• Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market
• World Intellectual Property Organization
• The European Patent Office (EPO)

Associations - American

• AIPLA - American Intellectual Property Law Association
• ABA IP Section - American Bar Association - Intellectual Property Law Section
• MIPLA - Minnesota Intellectual Property Law Association
• Licensing Executives Society
• INTA - International Trademark Association
• CSUSA - Copyright Society of the USA

Copyright Basics

• U.S. Copyright Office Information
• Frequently Asked Questions
• CARP & Licensing Information
• Registration Procedures
• Mandatory Deposit with Library of Congress
• Search Registrations / Documents
• Copyright Circulars

Trademark Basics

• Basic Facts About Trademarks
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Trademark Fees
• Identification of Goods & Services Manual
• Design Code Manual
• TTAB Manual of Procedure
• Manual of Examining Procedures

Domain Name Basics

• Trademark Registration of Domain Names
• Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy
• InterNIC's Accredited Registrar Directory
• NewRegistrars.com Listings of domain name registrars
• InterNIC's Frequently Asked Questions

Resources

• USPTO Patent Search Database
• USPTO Trademark Search Database
• EPO Patent Search Databases
• PCT Patent Database
• Federal Circuit Decisions
• Japanese Patent Office (JPO)
• U.S. Customs and Border Protection
• U.S. International Trade Commission