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Patents and Industrial Designs
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Patent and Trademark Offices

Andorra: Trademark Office of the Principality of Andorra [Oficina de Marques del Principat d'Andorra]
Argentina: National Institute of Industrial Property [Instituto Nacional de la Propiedad Industrial] (in Spanish)
Australia: IP Australia
Australia: Plant Variety Rights Office
Austrian Patent Office (in German)
Belgian Ministry of Economic Affairs, Office for Industrial Property
Benelux Designs Office
Benelux Trademarks Office
Bosnia and Herzogovina: Institute for Standardization, Metrology and Patents of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Brazilian Industrial Property Office [Instituto Nacional da Propriedade Industrial]
Bulgarian Patent Office
Canadian Intellectual Property Office
Chile: Departamento de Propiedad Industrial (in Spanish)
China, People's Republic of: Patent Office
Croatia, Republic of: State Intellectual Property Office
Cuban Industrial Property Office [Oficina Cubana de la Propiedad Industrial] (in Spanish)
Czech Republic: Industrial Property Office [Úrad prumyslového vlastnictví]
Danish Patent Office [Patentdirektoratet]
Eurasian Patent Organization
European Patent Office
Europe: Community Plant Variety Office
EU: Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market  OHIM - European Community Trademark Organisation
Finland: National Board of Patents and Registration
France: Plant Variety Rights Office [Groupe d'Etude et de controle des Varietes et des Semences] (in French)
France: Institut National de la Proprieté Industrielle (in French)
Georgian Industrial Property Organisation
German Office for Plant Protection [Bundessortenamt] (in German)
German Patent and Trademark Bureau [Deutsches Patent- und Markenamt] (in German)
Greek Industrial Property Organisation
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government Intellectual Property Department
Hungarian Patent Office [Magyar Szabadalmi Hivatal (MSZH)]
Iceland Patent Office [Einkaleyfastofan] (in Icelandic)
Indonesia: General Directorate of Copyrights, Patents and Trademarks [Direktorat Jendral Hak Cipta, Paten dan Merek] (in Indonesian)
Irish Patents Office [Oifig Na bPaitinní]
Italian Patent and Trademark Office
Italy: Ministero dell'Industria, del Commercio e dell'Artigianato (in Italian)
Japanese Patent Office
Korean Industrial Property Office
Liechtenstein Patent Office [Liechtensteinische Landesbibliothek]
Luxembourg: Service de la Propriete Intellectuelle (in French)
Lithuania: State Patent Bureau of the Republic of Lithuania [Lietuvos Respublikos valstybinis patentø biuras]
Macedonia: Industrial Protection Office of the Republic of Macedonia
Malaysia: Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs, Intellectual Property Division
Mexican Institute of Industrial Property [Instituto Mexicano de la Propiedad Industrial]
Moldova: State Agency of Industrial Property Protection
Monaco: Direction de l'Expansion Economique, Division de la Propriete Intellectuelle (in French)
Netherlands Industrial Property Office [Bureau voor de Industriële Eigendom (Bureau I.E.)]
New Zealand: Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand
New Zealand: Plant Variety Rights Office
Peru: Patent Office [Instituto Nacional de Defensa de la Competenciay de la Proteccion de la Propiedad Intelectual] (in Spanish)
Philippines Intellectual Property Office
Poland: Patent Office of the Republic of Poland [Urzad Patentowy Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej]
Portugal: National Institute of Industrial Property [Instituto Nacional da Propriedade Industrial] (in Portuguese)
Russian Agency for Patent and Trademarks
Russia: State Commission of Russia for Selection Achievements Test and ProtectionRussian plant variety protection office
Romania: State Office for Inventions and Trademarks [Oficiul de Stat pentru Inventii si  Marci]
San Marino: Ufficio di Stato Brevetti e Marchi (in Italian)
Singapore: Intellectual Property Office of Singapore
Slovak Republic: Industrial Property Office [Úrad priemyselného vlastníctva (ÚPV)]
Slovenian Intellectual Property Office [Urad RS za intelektualno lastnino]
Spanish Office of Patents and Trademarks [Oficina Española de Patentes y Marcas (OEPM)] (in Spanish)
Swedish Patent and Registration Office [Patent- och registreringsverket]
Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property
Taiwan: National Bureau of Standards (in Chinese BIG5)
Thailand: Ministry of Commerce, Department of Intellectual Property
Turkish Patent Institute [Türk Patent Enstitüsü]
UK Patent Office
UPOV-The International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants
US Copyright Office
US Patent and Trademark Office
US Plant Variety Protection Office
Vietnam: National Office of Intellectual Property/National Office of Copyright
World Intellectual Property Organization

Patent and Design Searchable Databases - no fee

Australian Patent Databases
Australian Designs Database
Brazilian Patent Database
Canadian Patent Database
Chinese Patent Abstract Database (in Chinese GB)
Chinese Patent Database  from Chinese InformationCenter (in Chinese GB)
esp@cenet  Europe's network of patent databases
European (EP) Patent Database
European Coating Patents Database
French Patents Database [Recherches Brevets] (in French)
Germany: DEPAnet  German patents database and portal into esp@cenet
Hungarian Industrial Design Database
Hungarian Patent and Model Utility Database
IBM Intellectual Property Network
Japaneese Patent Database PAJ
PCT (WO) Patent Database

Russia: Patent Abstracts of Russia  English summaries of Russian Patents
Romanian Patent Database [Cautare pentru Baza de Inventii] (in Romanian)
UK Design Status Enquiry Database
UK Patent Status Enquiry Database
US: Community of Science US Patent Database
US: DNA Patent Database
US Library of Congress Copyright Database Search
US Patent Full-Text and Bibliographic Databases
US: QPAT-US  front page information of U.S. patents issued since 1974
US: STO's Internet Patent Search System

 

 
 
 

Patent and Design Searchable Databases - fee paid

Brainwave Copyrights, Patents & Trademarks
Chemical Patents Plus  chemical patents database from Chemical Abstracts Society
Derwent
Dialog
FIZ Karlsruhe
IFI/Plenum  U.S. Patent databases
MicroPatent Database
Patent Miner
PATON  Patent Abstracts of Japan, Patent Abstracts of Russia, Patents, trademarks and cooperations from Thüringia
PATSCAN Patent and Trademark Searching  from the University of British Columbia

QPAT-US  U.S. Patent databases
Questel-Orbit

Patent Attorney Directories

Australia: List of Patent Attorneys  from Institute of Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys of Australia
Australian Patent Attorney Directory
Austrian Patent Attorneys Directory
Belgium: Patent Agents Directory
Bulgaria: Industrial Property Representatives Directory

Canadian Patents Agents Directory
Canadian Trademarks Agents Directory
Chinese Patent Agent Directory  requires GB Chinese viewer or software (in Chinese)
Croatian Registered Patent Agents Directory
Czech Patent Attorney Directory
Eurasian Patent Attorneys Directory
European Patent Attorneys Database  Professional Representatives before the EPO

Finnish Patent Attorneys Directory
French Industrial Property Attorney Directory
German Patent Attorney Database  from Patentanwalt-Suche.de (in German)
German Patent Attorney Directory  from Deutsche Patentanwaltskammer (in German)
Germany: Directory of Homepages of German Patent Attorneys and Lawyers
Hungarian Patent Attorneys Directory
Intellectual Property Law Firms and Patent Agents  outside the USA on the web
Irish Patent Agent Firms Directory
Italian Patent Attorneys Database
Japanese Patent Attorneys List

Liechtenstein: Patent Attorney Directory  Liste der geschäftsmässig tätigen Patentanwälte und Patentanwaltsgesellschaften
Lithuania: List of Patent Attorneys
Luxembourg: Patent and Trademark Agents Directory
Macedonia Patent Attorney Directory
Netherlands: Registered Patent Agents Directory
Poland: Patent Attorneys' Offices Directory
Romanian Industrial Property Attorneys  Authorized by the State Office for Inventions and Trademarks
Russia: List of Patent Attorneys
Slovenia: List of Approved Patent Attorneys
Spain: Industrial Property Agents Directory (in Spanish)

Swedish Patent Attorneys Directory
Swiss Patent Attorney Directory
Turkey: Patent Attorney Directory
Turkey: Trademark Attorney Directory
UK Patent Agents Directory
US: Association of Patent Law Firms Members Directory
US Patent Attorney Directory
Vietnam: List of Qualified Industrial Property Agents
Worldwide Listing of Patent Attorneys and Agents
World Intellectual Property Network Directory of Intellectual Property Law Firms

Patent Classification Systems

International Patent Classification System
US Patent Classification System

Patent and Intellectual Property Information Resources

--General information--

Civil and Common Law Systems  Patent Law Specifics - Examples of the Practical Differences arising in Different Systems  from Ladas & Parry
Design Law: Protecting a Paradox  by Maria Helena Barrera  from Cardozo Electronic Law Bulletin
General information about patents  from Oppedahl & Larson LLP
Guide to Patent Cooperation Treaty  from Hans
High Technology Intellectual Property and The Importance of Effective Due Diligencefrom Practicing Law Institute  in .pdf format
Las patentes biotecnologicas  Patents in Biotechnology (in Spanish)
Intellectual Property Articles  articles on patents, trademarks and copyright  from Pillsbury Madison & Sutro LLP
Intellectual Property Issues  copyright and trademark claims deemed to censor on the web  from Electronic Frontiers Georgia
Intellectual Property Provisions of GATT  from Ladas & Perry
Intellectual Property Rights Overview  from W3C
Intellectual Property Wordwide  Intellectual Property Law From Around The World
Patent FAQ, The  from The Patent.info Homepage
Pipers Intellectual Property Virtual Library  General Intellectual Property Information
Protecting Patents and Trademarks Overseas  by Billy Robbins
Protecting Intellectual Property  Informational Articles from Sixbey, Friedman, Leedom & Ferguson, P.C.
Spinoza Project  Information on Intellectual Property Law
Readings on Information and Intellectual Property  from MIT
Treaty on Intellectual Property in respect of Integrated Circuits, Introductory Note  by Frederic M. Abbott
WWW Multimedia Law

--internet-related--

Internet: Hyperlinks, Frames and Meta-tags: An Intellectual Property Analysis  from Peter's Patent Page
Internet: Link Controversy Page  overview of the legal problems of using hyperlinks, inline images and frames in the WWW  by Stefan Bechtold
Internet: Linking and Framing  Cases, law review articles and links  from John Marshall Law School
Internet: Linking and Framing Disputes  a link directory to relevant sites by Tanya E. Rose
Internet: Politics of Intellectual Property: Environmentalism For the Net?  by Professor James Boyle
Internet: Web Law FAQ  a very thorough report on all aspects of web law  from Oppedahl & Larson
Internet: What's all the hype about hyperlinking?  from Peter's Patent Page
Internet: WIPO Internet Domain Name Process  intellectual property issues associated with Internet domain names, including dispute resolution
Internet: Unlawful Linking and Framing  By Tanya Rose  from The Cyberspace Law Journal
US: Domain Name Protection in the United States  from Union Internationale des Avocats  in .pdf format
US: Recent Intellectual Property Developments on the Internet  from R. Mark Halligan, Esq.

--licensing--

Argentina: Dirección de Transferencia de Tecnología  advantages & registration procedures for technology transfers (in Spanish)
Canada: Contrat de transfert de technologies  technology transfer contract  from Robic-Léger (in French)
China: Technology Transfer to the Peoples Republic of China: Licensor Guarantee and Restrictions by Billy Robbins
Colombia: Transfer of Technology  brief description of Colombian regulations applicable to transfer of technology  from Brigard & Urrutia
International Licensing of Intellectual Property: The Promise and the Peril by Nicolas S. Gikkas, from Journal of Technology Law & Policy
Jamaica: Transfer of Technology  brief description of Jamaican regulations applicable to transfer of technology  from Myers, Fletcher & Gordon
Licencing: Evaluation of Technology in Technology Transfer Situations  by Billy Robbins
Licencing: Technology Transfer and Technical Assistance  by Billy Robbins
Philippines: Procedures for Registration of Technology Transfer Agreements  from Chan Robles Virtual Law Library
South Africa: LicencingWhat is a license? - Types of licenses - The license contract - Special forms of agreement  from Spoor and Fisher
US: Antitrust Guidelines for the Licensing of Intellectual Property  Issued by the U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission April 6, 1995
US: Intellectual Property Licensing  Reasons for Licensing - Finding a Licensing Partner - Preparing for License Negotiations - License Provisions  from Seed and Berry LLP
US: Motion Picture Licensing  Frequently Asked Questions
Vietnam: Transfer of Industrial Property Rights   from National Office of Intellectual Property

--software--

Australia: Software-Related Patents  from Juris Diction
Canada: Computer Software Law in Canada  by Philip B. Kerr
European Patent Convention: Software-Related Patents   from JurisDiction
Germany: Software-Related Patents  Statutes - Regulations - Case Law  from JurisDiction
Israel: Software-Related Patents  Statutes - Regulations - Case Law  from JurisDiction
Italy: Software Protection  Patent Protection - Copyright Protection - Unfair Competition - General Protection  from Chiomenti e Associati
Japan: Software patents in Japan  from David K. Kahaner, US Office of Naval Research Asia
Japan: Software-Related Patents  Statutes - Regulations - Case Law  from JurisDiction
Korea, Republic of: Software-Related Patents  Statutes - Regulations - Case Law  from JurisDiction
New Zealand: New IP Rights for Software & Related Issues  Copyright - Patents  from A J Park & Son
New Zealand: Software Inventions Now Patentable in New Zealand  from A J Park & Son
Software: Challenge of Software Related Patents, The  A Primer on Software-Related Patents  from Software Patent Institute Database of Software Technologies
Software: Evolving Paradigm of Software Patentability, The  By David Suhl, Suffolk Law
Software: International Legal Protection for Software
Software: Protection of Software-related Inventions in Europe and Japan  from Ladas & Perry
Software Patents  from CyberLaw
Software: Patents for Software-Related Inventions  from Kuesterlaw
Software-Related Patents: A Global Survey  from Juris Diction
Switzerland: Software-Related Patents  Statutes - Regulations - Case Law  from JurisDiction
UK: Software-Related Patents  Statutes - Regulations - Case Law  from JurisDiction
US: Computer Software  Protecting & Licensing - Acquiring Rights to Use or Market - Available Forms of Protection - Outside Programmers & Consultants  from Seed and Berry LLP
US: Debunking the Software Patent Myths  published in the Communications of the ACM, June, 1992
US: Examination Guidelines for Computer-Related Inventions  patent examination guidelines for software  from US Patent Office
US: Patents may Provide Better Protection Than Copyrights for Computer Softwarefrom Arent Fox attorneys on patents
US: Software Development Agreements   from Nolo.com, Inc.
US: Software Patent Index  information on the patenting of computer software  from BitLaw
US: Statutory Protection for Computer Software in the United States  from Ladas & Parry

--Country-specific information--

Algeria: Summary of the Designs and Industrial Models Registration System  from Abu-Ghazeleh Intellectual Property
Algeria: Summary of the Patent Registration System  from Abu-Ghazeleh Intellectual Property
Argentina: Modelos y Diseños Industriales  general information about utility models & industrial designs from INPI (in Spanish)
Argentina: Patente de Invención y otras protecciones  Patents and other forms of protection  from Estudio Eguia & Associados (in Spanish)
Argentina: Patentes  general information about patents  from INPI (in Spanish)
Argentina: Patent, Utility Models and Designs Filing Requirements  from Hausheer, Belgrano and Fernandez
Argentine Patent Law: A brief history of the legislative process  from Etcheverry & Etcheverry
Australia: Detailed Information on Industrial Designs  from Institute of Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys of Australia
Australia: Detailed Information on Patents  from Institute of Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys of Australia
Australia: IP Australia, Patents  patent system overview
Australia: IP Australia, Registered Designs  general information

Australian Intellectual Property Law Locus  site designed to assist users to research issues and the Australian law of Intellectual Property
Australia: Patent Litigation in Australia  Scope of Protection - Enforcement  from Ladas & Parry
Australia: Patents  what is a patent? - why do I need it? - when to apply? - what are the steps in obtaining a patent?  from Lord & Company
Australia: Registered Designs  what does a registered design protect? - why do I need it? - when to apply? - what are the steps in obtaining one?  from Lord & Company
Australia: Software-Related Patents  from Juris Diction
Austria: Merkblatt für die Musteranmeldung  Information for Design Patents  from the Austrian Patent Office (in German)
Austria: Merkblatt für Gebrauchsmusteranmelder  Information for Applicants of Utility Patents  from the Austrian Patent Office (in German)
Austria: Merkblatt für Patentanmelder  Information for Patent Applicants  from the Austrian Patent Office (in German)
Bahrain: Summary of the Design Registration System  from Abu-Ghazeleh Intellectual Property
Bahrain: Summary of the Patent Registration System  from Abu-Ghazeleh Intellectual Property
Belarus: What does one need to know about patents?  (in Russian)
Benelux: FAQ dessins et modèles  industrial designs & utility models FAQ (in French)
Bulgaria: Extracts from the Patent Law  1993
Canada: Application for Registration of an Industrial Design  page 1  (405KB)  page 2  (245KB)  from Canadian Intellectual Property Office  in .pdf format
Canada: Application for Registration of an Integrated Circuit Topography  from Canadian Intellectual Property Office  in .pdf format
Canada: Application for Registration of an Integrated Circuit Topography Instructions  from Canadian Intellectual Property Office
Canada: Brevets  Questions courantes  from Canadian Intellectual Property Office (in French)
Canada: Computer Software Law in Canada  by Philip B. Kerr
Canada: Comment repérer des brevets?  How to conduct a patent search (in French)
Canada: Contrat de transfert de technologies  technology transfer contract  from Robic-Léger (in French)
Canada: Dessins industriels   from Canadian Intellectual Property Office (in French)
Canada: Guide des brevets   from Canadian Intellectual Property Office  in .pdf format (555KB) (in French)
Canada: Guide des dessins industriels   from Canadian Intellectual Property Office (in French)
Canada: Guide des topographies de circuits intégrés   from Canadian Intellectual Property Office  in .pdf format (454KB) (in French)
Canada: Guide to Industrial Designs  Intro - Basics - Registering - The Process - Fees - Industrial Design Forms - Glossary  from Canadian Intellectual Property Office
Canada: Guide to Integrated Circuit Topographies  from Canadian Intellectual Property Office  in .pdf format (451KB)
Canada: Guide to Patents  from Canadian Intellectual Property Office  in .pdf format (513KB)
Canada: Guide to Protecting Intellectual Property  from the Canadian University Intellectual Property Group
Canada: Industrial Design Filing Certificate and Checklist  from Canadian Intellectual Property Office  in .pdf format (393KB)
Canada: Industrial Designs  Definition - Why seek design registrations - Preparing an application - Summary  from Patent and Trademark Institute of Canada
Canada: Industrial Designs  Frequently Asked Questionsfrom Canadian Intellectual Property Office
Canada: Integrated circuit topographies  Frequently Asked Questionsfrom Canadian Intellectual Property Office
Canada: Manual of Patent Office Practice  from Canadian Intellectual Property Office  in .pdf format (668KB)
Canada: Patent Law Primer  from Juris Diction
Canada: Patent Litigation in Canada  Points in Substantive Law - Split Court System - Licensee's Right to Sue - Infringement Actions  from Ladas & Parry
Canada: Patents  Definition - Applying - The Search - Filing - International Protection - Examination - Usefulness  from Patent and Trademark Institute of Canada
Canada: Patents  Frequently Asked Questions from Canadian Intellectual Property Office
Canada: Questions courantes sur les topographies de circuits intégrés   from Canadian Intellectual Property Office (in French)
Canada: Recent Changes In Canadian Patent Practice  from Canadian Intellectual Property Office
Canadian Industrial Design Procedures Manual  from Canadian Intellectual Property Office
Canadian Patent Law  general explanation  from Industry Canada
Canadian Patent Law  Introduction - What is an Invention? - The Application Process - Anticipation - Obviousness  from Cameron's
China: Advances in the Protection of Intellectual Property Rights in China  from Harvard China Review
China: Applying for a Patent  explanation of the entire procedure  from "Patent Field" (in Chinese GB)
China: Enforcing patents in China  from Qiang Li, Chinese patent agent
China: Handing Infringement cases in P. R. China  from Lung Tin International Patent & Trademark Agent Ltd
China: Patent Application FAQ  from China Patent Office (in Chinese GB)
China: Patent FAQ  from Patent Field (in Chinese GB)
China: Patent FAQ  from Patent InfoNet (in Chinese GB)
China: Patent Registration Guide  from Lung Tin International Patent & Trademark Agent Ltd
China: Patent Fees  from China Patent Office
China: "Patent Field"  information site for patents (in Chinese GB)
China Patent InfoNet  Chinese patent database and other patent related information in China
China: Patenting FAQ  from China Patent InfoNet (in Chinese GB)
China: Patent Litigation in China  Scope of Patent Protection - Enforcement  from Ladas & Parry
China's Response to Intellecutal Property Rights Demands  1993  by Billy Robbins
China: Technology Transfer to the Peoples Republic of China: Licensor Guarantee and Restrictions by Billy Robbins
China: Work Flow of the Examination  of the Application for a Patent for Invention and for a Patent for Utility Model or and Designfrom China Patent Office
Colombia: Transfer of Technology  brief description of Colombian regulations applicable to transfer of technology  from Brigard & Urrutia
Croatia: Što je patent i kako ga steæi?    What is a patent and how does one obtain one?  from Croatian State Intellectual Property Office (in Croatian)
Cuba: Patentes y modelos de invención  Patent Guide from Cuban Industrial Property Office (in Spanish)
Cyprus: Intellectual Property  from Dr. K. Chrysostomides & Co.
Denmark: Intellectual Property  Trade Marks - Patent Rights - Copyrights and Design Patent Rights - Licenses  from Kromann & Munter
Ecuador: Industrial Designs  filing requirements  from Julio C. Guerrero B.
Ecuador: Industrial Property  by Francisco Xavier PÈrez, Esq., from Hieros Gamos, Lex Mundi
Ecuador: Patents of Invention and Utility Models  filing requirements  from Julio C. Guerrero B.
Egypt: Summary of the Designs and Industrial Models Registration System  from Abu-Ghazeleh Intellectual Property
Egypt: Summary of the Patent Registration System  from Abu-Ghazeleh Intellectual Property
EPO  Patent information on the Internet - link collection
EU: Intellectual Property Rights Helpdesk
EU: Novelty  Novelty of an invention is a fundamental requirement for obtaining an European Patent  by Wolfram Foerster, European Patent Office
European Approach to Inventive Step in Pharmaceutical Patents  by Anthony Leonard, European Patent Office
European Patent Convention: Software-Related Patents   from JurisDiction
Europe: Brevets et marques européens (in French)
Europe: Patent Litigation in Europe  Free Flow of Goods Principle - European Convention on Jurisdiction - Community Patent Convention  from Ladas & Parry
Europe: Protecting Inventions in Europe  from Ladas & Perry
France: Foire aux questions, Brevets  Patent FAQ   from Breese & Majerowicz (in French)
France: Intellectual Property Rights  Patents - Know-how - Trademarks - Designs & Models - Copyright  from Berlioz & Co
France: Le brevet : protéger son invention ?  Protéger ses inventions - Formulaires de dépôt - Les tarifs - La liste des conseils en P.I.  from INPI (in French)
France: Les enveloppes Soleau  Qu'est-ce que l'enveloppe soleau ? - Qui peut l'utiliser ? A quelles fins ? - Comment l'utiliser  ?  from INPI (in French)
France: Patent Litigation in France  Points in Substantive Patent Law - Infringement Actions  from Ladas & Parry
France: Protéger ses dessins ou ses modèles  Comment ? - Formulaires de dépôt - Les tarifs - La liste des conseils en P.I.  from INPI (in French)
Georgia: Current Legislation, Patents & Trademarks  Employee's Invention - Compulsory Licensing - Trademarks, including service marks - Well known marks
Georgia: How to Obtain a Patent  from Sakpatenti
Germany-Baden-Württemberg:  Landesgewerbeamt Baden-Württemberg Stuttgart,  Informationszentrum Patente  patent information centre (in German)
Germany: BMBF-Patentserver  Informationen rund um das Thema "Patente" - information about patents (in German)
Germany: Gebrauchsmuster  general information  from German Patent Office (in German)
Germany: Informationen für Einsteiger  patent guide for beginners  from the German Patent and Trademark Office (in German)
Germany: Information for Patent Applicants  from German Patent Office  in .pdf format
Germany: Information for Utility Model Applicants  from German Patent Office  in .pdf format
Germany: Information for Industrial Design Applicants  from German Patent Office  in .pdf format
Germany: Intellectual Property  International Conventions - Patents - Copyrights - Trademarks - Unfair Competition - Licenses  from Boden Oppenhoff Rasor Raue
Germany: Merkblatt für Gebrauchsmusteranmelder  from German Patent Office  in .pdf format (in German)
Germany: Merkblatt für Geschmacksmusteranmelder  from German Patent Office  in .pdf format (in German)
Germany: Merkblatt für internationale (PCT-)Patentanmeldungen  information for international patent filings  in .pdf format (in German)
Germany: Merkblatt für Patentanmelder  from German Patent Office  in .pdf format (in German)
Germany: Patentinformationszentrum Kassel  patent information centre Kassel (in German)
Germany: Patent Litigation in Germany  Scope of Protection given by patent claims - Enforcement - Litigation Procedure  from Ladas & Parry
Germany: Software-Related Patents  Statutes - Regulations - Case Law  from JurisDiction
Greece: Intellectual Property  patents - trademarks - copyright  from Kyriakides & Partners
Greece: Patents  Definition - Procedure for Granting a Patent  from Greek Industrial Property Organisation
Gulf Cooperation Council: Unified Patent Law  General Informationfrom Abu-Ghazeleh Intellectual Property
Hong Kong Design Patent FAQ (in Chinese GB)
Hong Kong: Designs  new Designs Ordinance  from M Grewal & Co
Hong Kong: Intellectual Property in Hong Kong  general information
Hong Kong: New Patent Law in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
Hong Kong: New Registered Designs Law in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
Hong Kong Patent FAQ (in Chinese GB)
Hong Kong: Patents  new Patents Ordinance - Standard Patents - Short Term Patents  from M Grewal & Co
India: Amendments in the Patent Act  from Tas & Co.
India: In India, IP Falls on Hard Times  After recent improvements in IP rights, a counterreaction sets in  from Law Journal Extra!
India: Patents  Patentability - The Indian Statutes  from Tas & Co.
Iran: Patent Registration Application Requirements  from Dr. Alexander Aghayan & Associates, Inc.
Iraq: Summary of the Patent Registration System  from Abu-Ghazeleh Intellectual Property
Ireland: Intellectual Property  Trademarks - Copyright - Legal Protection of Topographies of Semi-Conductors - Registered Industrial Designs  from Arthur Cox
Ireland: Short Term Patents  from Irish Patents Office
Ireland: What is a Patent?  from Irish Patents Office
Israel: Patent filing requirements  from Jeremy M. Ben-David & Co. Ltd.
Israel Patents Bulletin  The Fast Track to Patenting in Israel, Computer Related Inventions, Materials, Chemicals and Pharmaceutical Cases, Amendments to Israel Patents Law
Israel: Software-Related Patents  Statutes - Regulations - Case Law  from JurisDiction
Italy: Intellectual Property  Trademarks - Copyrights - Patents  from Chiomenti e Associati
Italy: National Patents  Guide to patents  from Italian Patent and Trademark Office
Italy: Patent Litigation in Italy  Points of Substantive Law - Infringement Actions  from Ladas & Parry
Italy: Software Protection  Patent Protection - Copyright Protection - Unfair Competition - General Protection  from Chiomenti e Associati
Jamaica: Developments in Intellectual Property Law  copyrights - patents - trademarks - trade secrets  from Myers, Fletcher & Gordon
Jamaica: Transfer of Technology  brief description of Jamaican regulations applicable to transfer of technology  from Myers, Fletcher & Gordon
Japanese Patent Site  general information site (in Japanese)
Japan: Institute of Intellectual Property
Japan: Intellectual Property (in Japanese)
Japan: Intellectual Property FAQ  from Japanese Patent Office
Japan: Intellectual Property FAQ  from Japanese Patent Office (in Japanese)
Japan: Intellectual Property Information from Japan  by Yuji Tsuruya
Japan: Osaka Prefectural Patent Information Center
Japan: Patent FAQ  from Hiroi Ouyuu (in Japanese)
Japan: Patent Litigation in Japan  Protection Afforded by Patents - Infringement Suits  from Ladas & Parry
Japan: Power of Intellectual Property  general information site (in Japanese)
Japan: Recent Legislative Changes in Japanese IP System  1995 Patent Law - Trademark Law
Japan: Software patents in Japan  from David K. Kahaner, US Office of Naval Research Asia
Japan: Software-Related Patents  Statutes - Regulations - Case Law  from JurisDiction
Jordan: Summary of the Patent Registration System  from Abu-Ghazeleh Intellectual Property
Korea, Republic of: Guide to Design Registration  from Hans
Korea, Republic of: Guide to Patent  from Hans
Korea, Republic of: Guide to Utility Model  from Hans
Korea, Republic of: How to Get an Industrial Property Right in Korea, The Industrial Design  from KIPO
Korea, Republic of: How to Get an Industrial Property Right in Korea, The Patent and the Utility Model  from KIPO
Korea, Republic of: Patent Litigation in Korea  Scope of Protection - Enforcement  from Ladas & Parry
Korea, Republic of: Procedures for Granting a Patent and Utility Model  from KIPO
Korea, Republic of: Procedure for Registering a Design  from KIPO
Korea, Republic of: Software-Related Patents  Statutes - Regulations - Case Law  from JurisDiction
Kuwait: Summary of the Patent & Industrial Model Registration System  from Abu-Ghazeleh Intellectual Property
Lebanon: Summary of the Design Registration System  from Abu-Ghazeleh Intellectual Property
Lebanon: Summary of the Patent Registration System  from Abu-Ghazeleh Intellectual Property
Libya: Summary of the Design Registration System  from Abu-Ghazeleh Intellectual Property
Libya: Summary of the Patent Registration System  from Abu-Ghazeleh Intellectual Property
Lithuania: Official Gazette of the State Patent Bureau  lists patents, industrial designs and trademarks registered in Lithuania
Luxembourg: Comment déposer un brevet luxembourgeois?  (in French)
Macedonia: Patents  protection procedures and other information
Macedonia: Industrial Designs  protection procedures and other information
Mexico: Intellectual Property Protection and Enforcement in Mexico  by Christina Moeckel
Mexico: Modelos de Utilidad  Utility Model Patents general information  from Instituto de Investigaciones Eléctricas (in Spanish)
Mexico: Overview of Intellectual Property Law Enforcement in Mexico  from National Law Center for Inter-American Free Trade
Mexico: Patentes  Patents general information  from Instituto de Investigaciones Eléctricas (in Spanish)
Mexico: Patentes y Modelos de Utilidad, Guia de Usario  Guide to Patents and Utility Models  from Instituto Mexicano de la Propiedad Industrial (in Spanish)
Mexico: Patent Litigation in Mexico  Scope of Protection given by patent claims - Litigation Procedure  from Ladas & Parry
Monaco: La propriété industrielle  La protection des marques - La protection des dessins et modèles - La protection des brevets d'invention (in French)
Morocco: Summary of the Design Registration System  from Abu-Ghazeleh Intellectual Property
Morocco: Summary of the Patent Protection System  from Abu-Ghazeleh Intellectual Property
Netherlands: Intellectual Property  International Conventions - Copyright - Designs & Models - Trademarks - Tradenames - Patents - Plant Breeder's Rights  from Trenit & Van Doorne
Netherlands: Patent FAQ  from Netherlands Industrial Property Office
Netherlands: Patents as a means of protection  requirements, 1995 Patents Act, application procedure, the 6 year patent, the 20 year patent, the novelty search, infringement...
New Zealand: Ministry of Commerce, Maori and the Patenting of Life Form Inventions  An Information Paper Produced by the Patenting of Life Forms Focus Group
New Zealand: Ministry of Commerce, Patenting of Biotechnological Inventions  A Ministry of Commerce Paper on Issues for Discussion with Maori
New Zealand: Ministry of Commerce, Theft of Intellectual Property Piracy and Counterfeiting  Consultant's Report from A.J. Park & Son for the Ministry of Commerce
New Zealand: New IP Rights for Software & Related Issues  Copyright - Patents  from A J Park & Son
New Zealand: After Your Patent Is Granted  ensuring that your letters patent (which grant the patent) do not lapse
New Zealand: Overview of Patent Law in New Zealand  from Baldwin Son and Carey
New Zealand: Protecting Your Patent  Based on Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand Information Booklet No. 3 August 1993
New Zealand: Registered Design Protection  information on design registration from Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand
Norway: Intellectual Property  Trademarks - Patent Rights - Design & Patterns - Copyrights - Licensing  from Thommessen, Krefting & Greve
Palestinian Territories: Summary of the Design Registration System  from Abu-Ghazeleh Intellectual Property
Palestinian Territories: Summary of the Patent Registration System  from Abu-Ghazeleh Intellectual Property
Peru: Registro y protección de patentes  registration and protection offered by patents  from INDECOPI (in Spanish)
Philippine Intellectual Property Brief  from Chan Robles Virtual Law Library
Philippines: Intellectual Property Rights FAQ  patent - trademark - industrial design - utility model - geographical indications - tradename - collective mark
Philippines: Intellectual Property Rights in the Philippines  Brief Background  from Chan Robles Virtual Law Library
Philippines: Procedures for Registration of Technology Transfer Agreements  from Chan Robles Virtual Law Library
Poland: Patents  Guide to filing for patent protection in Poland  from Wima
Portugal: Intellectual Property  Patents and Trademarks - Licensing - Royalties - Legal Protection - Copyrights  from Carlos de Sousa e Brito & Associados
Portugal: Patentes de Invenção   invention patents - general information  from INPI (in Portuguese)
Portugal: Modelos de Utilidade  utility models - general information  from INPI (in Portuguese)
Portugal: Modelos Industriais  industrial models - general information  from INPI (in Portuguese)
Portugal: Desenhos Industriais  industrial designs - general information  from INPI (in Portuguese)
Portugal: Topografia de Produto Semicondutor  semiconductor topography - general information  from INPI (in Portuguese)
Romania: How to Get a Romanian Patent  from State Office for Iinventions and Trademarks
Romania: How to register an industrial design  from State Office for Iinventions and Trademarks
Russia: Basic Provisions of the Russian Intellectual Property Law  from PatSGr
Russia: Basic Provisions of the Patent Law of the Russian Federation  from PatSGr
Russia: How to get a Eurasian Patent
Saudi Arabia: Summary of the Patent Registration System  from Abu-Ghazeleh Intellectual Property
Singapore: Basic Information On Patents  from Registry of Trade Marks and Patents
Slovak Republic: Patents  general information on regristering patents  from Industrial Property Office
Slovak Republic: Industrial Designs  general information on regristering industrial designs  from Industrial Property Office
Slovak Republic: Topography of Semiconductor Products  general information on protecting topographies  from Industrial Property Office
Slovak Republic: Utility models  general information on regristering utility models  from Industrial Property Office
Slovenia: Intellectual Property Rights in Slovenia  Patents - Short-term patents - Marks - Industrial Designs - Topographies - Copyright
South Africa: Patent Articles   from Spoor and Fisher
South Africa: Patents  Frequently Asked Questions  from Spoor and Fisher
South Africa: Registered Designs  Frequently Asked Questions  from Spoor and Fisher
South Africa: Licencing  What is a license? - Types of licenses - The license contract - Special forms of agreement  from Spoor and Fisher
Spain: Dibujos y Modelos Industriales  Industrial Designs & Models - Qué es? - Manual informativo - Tasas - Ejemplo de solicitud - Formulario de solicitud (in Spanish)
Spain: Fundementos del sistema de patentes  Basics of the patent system (in Spanish)
Spain: Guía a las Patentes  Patent Guide (in Spanish)
Spain: Modelo de Utilidad  Untility Models - Qué es? - Manual informativo - Tasas - Ejemplo de solicitud - Formulario de solicitud (in Spanish)
Spain: Patente de Invención  Invention patents - Qué es? - Manual informativo - Tasas - Ejemplo de solicitud - Formulario de solicitud (in Spanish)
Spain: Propiedad Industrial, Patentes y modelos de utilidad  Industrial Property, Patents and utility models (in Spanish)
Sudan: Summary of the Patent Registration System  from Abu-Ghazeleh Intellectual Property
Sweden: Intellectual Property  Copyright - Patents - Trademarks - Designs  from Lagerlof & Leman
Sweden: Patents   What is a patent? Why patents? Patent applications; What a patent involves; Patent protection in other countries; Help with your patent application; Fees  from RSV
Switzerland: Der Schutz von Mustern und Modellen  from Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property (in German)
Switzerland: Der Schutz von Topografien  from Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property (in German)
Switzerland: Dessins et modèles: La protection du design  from Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property (in French)
Switzerland: Getting a patent  from Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property
Switzerland: Intellectual Property  Patents - Trademarks - Copyrights  from Pestalozzi Gmuer & Patry
Switzerland: La protection des topographies  from Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property (in French)
Switzerland: Le brevet sans détours   from Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property (in French)
Switzerland: Protection for industrial designs  from Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property
Switzerland: Software-Related Patents  Statutes - Regulations - Case Law  from JurisDiction
Switzerland: Zielgerichtet zum Patent  from Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property (in German)
Syria: Summary of the Design Registration System  from Abu-Ghazeleh Intellectual Property
Syria: Summary of the Patent Protection System  from Abu-Ghazeleh Intellectual Property
Taiwan Patent FAQ  from Saint Island (in Chinese BIG5)
Taiwan: Patent Litigation in Taiwan  Rights arising from Patent Grant - Enforcement  from Ladas & Parry
Thailand: Intellectual Property  Copyrights - Trademarks  from Tilleke & Gibbins
Tonga: Intellectual Property Law  Commencement 1 January 1999  from A J Park & Son
Tunisia: Summary of the Design Registration System  from Abu-Ghazeleh Intellectual Property
Tunisia: Summary of the Patent System  from Abu-Ghazeleh Intellectual Property
Turkey: Legislation in Turkey for Protection of Industrial Designs  from Turkish Patent Institute
Turkey: Industrial Property Protection in Turkey  new legislation, international agreements, application and enforcement  from Turkish Patent Institute
UAE: Summary of the Patent/Utility Model Registration System  from Abu-Ghazeleh Intellectual Property
UK: