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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: Designs  Definition; What is registrable? Benefits of Design Registration; How to file registered designs; Int'l design protection; Design right; Designs in detail  from UK Patent Office
UK: Patent Basics  The Patent System - Patents - Novelty - Inventive Step - Industrial Application - Excluded Categories  from Kilburn & Strode
UK: Patent Litigation in the United Kingdom  Scope of Protection Provided by Patent - Patent Enforcement  from Ladas & Parry
UK: Patents  FAQs; UK patent application; Manual of Patent Practice; Use of academic papers; Assistance to inventors; Fees; IP Policy Directorate; Old Patent Numbers  from UK Patent Office
UK: Patents  Definition; Who owns; "first-to-file" vs "first-to-invent" systems; application; publication; enforcement; cost; "world patent"; databases  from University of Newcastle upon Tyne
UK: Patents: An Introduction  by Hughes Clark
UK: Software-Related Patents  Statutes - Regulations - Case Law  from JurisDiction
US: Alice in Inventionland  the complete scoop on Patents, Trademarks and Copyrights  by Robert M. Sperry, Senior
US: American Bar Association, Section of Intellectual Property Law
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: Are Ideas Within the Traditional Definition of Property?: A Jurisprudential Analysis  by Andrew Beckerman-Rodau from Arkansas Law Review
US: Avoiding Patent, Copyright & Trademark Problems   from Franklin Pierce Law Center
US: Basics of Patent Law  from Wheat, Smith & Beres, PLC
US: Basic Principles For Managing Intellectual Property In The Digital Environmentfrom National Humanities Alliance
US-California: Sawyer Center  provides consulting and information regarding intellectual property to inventors, artists, engineers and new product developers
US: Can You Really Get a Patent Without a Lawyer?  How to successfully obtain a patent without hiring a lawyer  from Nolo.com, Inc.
US: Computer Software  Protecting & Licensing - Acquiring Rights to Use or Market - Available Forms of Protection - Outside Programmers & Consultants  from Seed and Berry LLP
U.S. Customs and the Protection of Intellectual Property Rights  from United States Customs Service - Office of Field Operations
US: Datos basicos sobre patentes  from USPO (in Spanish)
US: Deciding Whether To Patent Your New Product  from Arent Fox attorneys on patents
US: Debunking the Software Patent Myths  published in the Communications of the ACM, June, 1992
US: Definition - Patent  from Microsoft Encarta '96 Encyclopedia
US: Domain Name Protection in the United States  from Union Internationale des Avocats
US: Easy Way to 'Patent Pending' Status, The  Filing a provisional patent application to guard against rip-offs  from Nolo.com, Inc.
US: Enforcing a Patent  FAQ on legal steps to take to stop the infringement  from Nolo.com, Inc.
US: Examination Guidelines for Computer-Related Inventions  patent examination guidelines for software  from US Patent Office
US: Frequently Asked Questions about Provisional Patent Applications  from Brown, Pinnisi & Michaels, PC
US: Guía a las Patentes  Patent Guide  from Wells, St. John, Roberts, Gregory & Matkin P.S. (in Spanish)
US: Guide to Patents  from Wells, St. John, Roberts, Gregory & Matkin P.S.
US: Hot Property  comprehensive WWW resource for intellectual property and copyright law as it applies to electronic media
US: Insurance Coverage for Patent Litigation  from Arent Fox attorneys on patents
US: Intellectual Property  The Practical and Legal Fundamentals  from Franklin Pierce Law Center
US: Intellectual-Property Law Facts and FAQs  by D. C. Toedt III
US: Intellectual Property Law Primer  for multimedia and web developers by J. Dianne Brinson and Mark F. Radcliffe
US: Intellectual Property Licensing  Reasons for Licensing - Finding a Licensing Partner - Preparing for License Negotiations - License Provisions  from Seed and Berry LLP
US: Intellectual Property Mall  IP resource website from Franklin Pierce Law Center
US: Intellectual Property and the National Information Infrastructure  The Report of the Working Group on Intellectual Property Rights
US: "Intellectual Property Online: Patent, Trademark, Copyright" Archive  from Electronic Frontier Foundation
US: Intellectual Property Rights in an Electronic Environment  Report of the AAU Task Force
US: Journal of Online Law  electronic publication of scholarly essays about law and online communications-law and cyberspace from Cornell University
US: Lawgirl.com  web site run by a los angeles entertainment attorney - main focus is on copyright and trademark in the music industry and in new media
US: 'Lectric Law Library Lawcopedia's Intellectual Property Law & Issues  Materials about Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights & Related Issues
US: Legal Insights™  Keep Pace with the Fast Changes in IP Law  from Green & Green
US: Louisiana State Bar Association, Intellectual Property Law Section
US: Manual of Patent Examining Procedure
US: Mask Works  Definition - Prerequisites - Ownership - Registration - Term & Scope of Protection - Limitations of Protection - Notices - Transfer of Rights  from Seed and Berry LLP
US: Motion Picture Licensing  Frequently Asked Questions
US: Obtaining Your Own Patent Should Be Easy  FAQs  to help you apply for and obtain a patent--without hiring a lawyer  from Nolo.com, Inc.
US: Overview of Intellectual Property  What is a Patent, a Copyright and a Trademark?  from American Intellectual Property Law Association
US: Patent  overview from Cowan Law Links
US: Patent Crib Sheet  information for lawyers and inventors about drafting patent applications and getting those patent applications through the Patent Office
U.S. Patent Definitions  from LSU Libraries, Louisiana State University
US: Patent Depository Libraries  list of libraries with US Patents  from Dream Merchant
US: Patent Fundementals  Patent Law - Patent Applications - Patent Pending? - Preparation & Requirements for Filing - Patent Search - Post-Issuance Issues  from Thomas L. Bohan
US: Patent Law  discussion of patent law  from BitLaw
U.S. Patent Law Digest  from Pillsbury Madison & Sutro LLP
US: Patents may Provide Better Protection Than Copyrights for Computer Softwarefrom Arent Fox attorneys on patents
US: Patent Primer  from University of Colorado at Boulder
U.S. Patent Process, The  Overview of the Patent Process, Discussion of the Main Steps, Profiting from a Prospective Patent, Practice Before the U.S. Patent Office  from Patent Pending
US: Patent Protection, Securing and Protecting Your Rights  from Workman, Nydegger & Seeley
US: Patent Qs and As  from Brown, Pinnisi & Michaels, PC
US: Patents  a complete guide  from Nolo.com, Inc.
US: Patents  Articles and alerts written by Arent Fox attorneys on patents
US: Patents  General explanation  from Richard E. Backus
US: Patents  general information  from American Bar Association
US: Patents  in general - Software Patents - Patent Strategies: Large corporations - Small companies - Universities and colleges - Individual inventor(s)  from Cerebalaw
US: Patents  Critical Filling Dates - Utility, Design & Plant Patents - Preparing & Prosecuting the Application - "Patent Pending" - Benefits - Infringement & Validity  from Seed and Berry LLP
US: Patents  primer on patents  from Jaeckle Fleischmann & Mugel, LLP
US: Patents  basic information from The Court TV Cradle-to-Grave Legal Survival Guide
US: Patent Searching Online  by David Hitchcock  from Nolo.com, Inc.
US: Patent Searching Tutorial  from the Patent and Trademark Depository at the Richard W. McKinney Engineering Library, the University of Texas at Austin
US: Patents - Legal Rights for Inventions  basic information about patents and the rights confered  from Intellectual Property Owners Association
US: Patents & Trademarks Frequently Asked Questions (and Answers!)  from University of Washington Engineering Library
U.S. Patent, Trademark & Copyright Information  from Franklin Pierce Law Center
US: Patent & Trademark Fees  list of fees from US Patent and Trademark Office  from Dream Merchant
US: Practising Law Institute's Patent Bar Review  assist students in passing the Patent Attorney's and Agent's examination
US: Protecting Intellectual Property Rights: Copyrights, Trademarks and Trade Secrets from Dept. of Justice, Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section
US: Qualifying For a Patent  These frequently asked questions tell you whether your invention is eligible for patent protection  from Nolo.com
US: Recent Intellectual Property Developments on the Internet  from R. Mark Halligan, Esq.
US: Seeking Cost-Effective Patents  from Franklin Pierce Law Center
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
US: Tips on Patenting  from Inventors Assistance Program News
US: Truth About Patent Searches, The  Do's and don't's of patent searching  from Western Patent Group
US: University of Washington, School of Law, Center for Advanced Study & Research on Intellectual Property
US: Utility Patents  definition and explanation  from Richard E. Backus
US: What is a Patent  How to obtain - Patent types - Prosecuting applications - Patentability search - Transfer of rights - Protection outside US  from Jerry R. Potts
US: When Does Patent Infringement Become Unfair Competition?  by Walter J. Blenko, Jr.  from The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society
Venezuela: Propiedad Industrial  Marca - Nombre Comercial - Lema Comercial - Diseño Industrial - Secretos Industriales - Patente (in Spanish)
Vietnam: Enforcement of Intellectual Property  procedures and remedies  from National Office of Intellectual Property
Vietnam: Industrial Design  definitions and explanation of registration procedures  from National Office of Intellectual Property
Vietnam: Invention and Utility Solution  definitions and explanation of registration procedures  from National Office of Intellectual Property
Vietnam: Transfer of Industrial Property Rights   from National Office of Intellectual Property
Yemen: Summary of the Design Registration System  from Abu-Ghazeleh Intellectual Property
Yemen: Summary of the Patent Registration System  from Abu-Ghazeleh Intellectual Property

Patent and Intellectual Property Journals

Intellectual Property Worldwide  bi-monthly online magazine
Journal of Online Law  College of William & Mary
US: Berkeley Technology Law Journal  published twice each year by the students of Boalt Hall School of Law, U.C. Berkeley
US: Cyberspace Law Journal  An Occasional Publication  from University of Kansas
US: Hastings Communications and Entertainment Law Journal  University of California Hastings quarterly publication
US: Harvard Journal of Law & Technology  quarterly publication
US: Intellectual Property and Technology Forum  Boston College Law School
US: Journal of Intellectual Property  Chicago-Kent College of Law quarterly journal
US: Journal of Online Law  electronic publication of scholarly essays about law and online communications-law and cyberspace from Cornell University
US: Journal of Technology Law & Policy  quarterly journal - A Student Publication of the University of Florida Levin College of Law
US: Texas Intellectual Property Law Journal
US: Virginia Journal of Law and Technology

Patent and Intellectual Property News

Canada: Patent Office Record  monthly  from Canadian Intellectual Property Office
Europe:  I*M Europe, I*M Legal Issues, Intellectual Property
European Commission Directorate General XV, Industrial Property News
European Commission Directorate General XV, Intellectual Property News
FindLaw Intellectual Property News
International Chamber of Commerce, Intellectual and Industrial Property, Policy Statements and News
Internet Patent News Service
Japan IP Resources
New Zealand: IPNewZ  from A J Park & Son
TIPSheet  newsletter providing information in the area of technology and intellectual property law  from Arent Fox Kintner Plotkin & Kahn, PLL
US: Electronic Commerce & Law Report  weekly online magazine from Bureau of National Affairs
US: Federal Circuit Review  review of Federal Circuit patent cases decided the previous week  from Patterson, Belknap, Webb & Tyler LLP
US: Intellectual Property Bulletin  from Fenwick & West LLP
US: Intellectual Property Bulletin  from Hall and Dorr LLP
US: Intellectual Property Bulletins & Newsletters  from Ladas & Perry
US: Intellectual Property & New Media Law  newsletter  from Bazerman & Drangel, P.C.
US: IPO Daily News™    from Intellectual Property Owners Association
US: Law Journal Extra! Intellectual Property Center
US: Patent Crib Sheet, Recent Patent News

Patent, Utility Model and Industrial Design Laws

--international conventions--

Budapest Treaty  on the International Recognition of the Deposit of Microorganisms for the Purposes of Patent Procedure 1977
GATT, Uruguay Round Agreements Act, Title V -- Intellectual Property

Hague System
Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property
Patent Cooperation Treaty
Patent Cooperation Treaty-Regulations
Patent Cooperation Treaty-Applicant's Guide
Patent Cooperation Treaty-Ratifications
TRIPs  Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights
Washington Treaty  on Intellectual Property in Respect of Integrated Circuits 1989

--regional conventions and directives--

 
European Commission Directorate General, Intellectual and Industrial Property
European Patent Convention


--national acts and laws--

Algeria: Ordinance Relating to Inventors' Certificates and Patents for Inventions  No. 66'54, of Mar 3, 1966 courtesy Abu-Ghazeleh Intellectual Property

Argentina: Invention and Utility Model Patent Law [Ley de Patentes de Invención y Modelo de Utilidad] (in Spanish)
Australia: Designs Act
Australia: Patents Act
Austria: Patent Law  Patentgesetz BGBl 1970/259 (WV) idF zuletzt geändert durch BGBl Nr. 181/1996, BGBl I Nr. 175/1998 (in German)
Austria: Utility Model Law  Gebrauchsmustergesetz BGBl 1994/211 (geändert durch BGBl. I Nr. 175/1998) (in German)
Bahrain: Patent and Design Law  As Amended by Decree Law No. 22 of 1977 courtesy Abu-Ghazeleh Intellectual Property
Belarus: Law on Patents for Industrial Models  February 5, 1993, N 2179-XII
Belarus: Law on Patents for Inventions
Brazil: Industrial Property Law
Brazil: Intellectual Property Laws (in Portuguese)
Brazil: Patent and Industrial Design Laws (in Portuguese)
Bulgaria: Integrated Circuit Topography Law (in Bulgarian)
Bulgaria: Patent Law (in Bulgarian)
Canada: Industrial Design Act
Canada: Integrated Circuit Topography Act
Canada: Patent Act
Canada: Plant Breeders' Rights Act
Chile: Act of industrial property  in .pdf format (52 KB)
Chile: Industrial Property Law  19.039 (Patents, Trademarks, Industrial Designs and Utility Models) 1991(in Spanish)
Chile: Regulations pertaining to Industrial Property Law  19.039 (in Spanish)
China: Implementing Regulations of the Patent Law
China: Patent Law
Costa Rica: Patent, Design, Industrial Model & Utility Patent Law  Ley de Patentes de Invención, Dibujos, Modelos Industriales y Modelos de Utilidad (in Spanish)
Croatia: Patent Law
Croatia: Industrial Design Law
Croatia: Law on the protection of layout-designs of integrated circuits
Czech Republic: Decree of the Federal Office for Inventions on the Procedure in Matters of Inventions and Industrial Designs
Czech Republic: Laws concerning Inventions, Industrial Desings and Rationalization Proposals
Czech Republic: Law on the Protection of Topographies of Semiconductor Products
Czech Republic: Law on Utility Models
Denmark: Law on Employee Inventions [Lov om arbejdstageres opfindelser] (in Danish)
Egypt: Law of Patents for Inventions, Designs and Industrial Models  No. 132 of 1949  courtesy Abu-Ghazeleh Intellectual Property
Finland: Patents Act
Finland: Patents Decree
Finland: Utility Model Act
Finland: Utility Model Decree
French Patent Law [Protection des inventions et des connaissances techniques] (in French)
Guatemala: Patent Law  Ley de Patentes de Invención, Decreto Ley 153-85 (in Spanish)
Germany: Law on Employee Inventions [Gesetz über Arbeitnehmererfindungen] July 25, 1957 (in German)
Germany: Patent Applications Regulations [Verordnung über die Anmeldung von Patenten] May 29, 1981 (in German)
Germany: Patent Law [Das deutsche Patentgesetz]  December 16, 1980 (in German)
Germany: Patent Law - Changes [Das deutsche 2. Änderungsgesetz zum Patentgesetz] July 16, 1998 (in German)
Germany: Utility Model Law [Gebrauchsmustergesetz] (in German)
Hong Kong Patent Ordinance  Cap 514
Hungary: Decree on the Detailed Formalities of Patent Applications  Decree No. 20/1995. (XII.26.) IM of the Minister of Justice
Hungary: Decree on the Fees for Administrative Services in Industrial Property Procedures Decree No. 77/1995. (XII. 29.) IKM
Hungary: Law on Patent Attorneys  Law No. XXXII of 1995
Hungary: Law on the Protection of Industrial Design  No. 28 of 1978
Hungary: Law on the Protection of Inventions by Patents  Law No. II of 1969 - affects applications filed before January 1, 1996
Hungary: Law on the Protection of Inventions by Patents  Law No. XXXIII of 1995 - affects applications filed after January 1, 1996
Hungary: Law on Utility Model Protection  Law No. XXXVIII of 1991
Iceland: Design Protection Act  No. 48/1993, amended by Act No. 36/1996
Iceland: Design Regulation  No. 178/1994, amended by Regulation No. 285/1996
Iceland: Patent Act  No. 17/1991, with amendments according to Acts No. 67/1993, 36/1996 and No. 91/1996
Iceland: Patent Regulation  No. 574/1991 as amended by regulation No. 661/1995, 286/1996, 679/1996 and 700/1997
Iran: Amended Regulations for the Implementation of the Trademarks and Patents Registration Act  Tir 1, 1310  courtesy Dr. Alexander Aghayan & Associates, Inc.
Iraq: Patents and Industrial Designs Law and Regulations  No. 65 of 1970  courtesy Abu-Ghazeleh Intellectual Property
Italy: Patent Act  R.D. 29 giugno 1939, n. 1127. Testo delle disposizioni legislative in materia di brevetti per invenzioni industriali (in Italian)
Italy: Patent Regulations  R.D. 5 febbraio 1940, n. 244. Testo delle disposizioni regolamentari in materia di brevetti per invenzioni industriali (in Italian)
Italy: Topography of Semiconductors Regulations  L. 21 febbraio 1989, n. 70. Norme per la tutela giuridica delle topografie dei prodotti a semiconduttori (in Italian)
Italy: Utility Models Act  R.D. 25 agosto 1940, n. 1411. Testo delle disposizioni legislative in materia di brevetti per modelli industriali (in Italian)
Italy: Utility Models Regulations  R.D. 21 ottobre 1941, n. 1354. Testo delle disposizioni regolamentari in materia di brevetti per modelli industriali (in Italian)
Japan: Design Law
Japan: Patent Law
Japan: Utility Model Law
Jordan: Patents and Design Law  No. 22 of 1953 courtesy Abu-Ghazeleh Intellectual Property
Kazakhstan: Patent Law  1992 (in Russian)
Korea, Republic of: Design Law
Korea, Republic of: Patent Law
Korea, Republic of: Utility Model Law
Kuwait: Laws Governing Patents, Designs & Industrial Models  courtesy Abu-Ghazeleh Intellectual Property
Lebanon: Laws and System of Commercial and Industrial Property Rights  courtesy Abu-Ghazeleh Intellectual Property
Lithuania: Law on Industrial Design
Lithuania: Law on the Legal Protection of Topographies of Semiconductor Products
Lithuania: Patent Law
Luxembourg: Law modifying the system for invention patents [Loi portant modification du régime des brevets d’invention]  20 July 1998 (in French)
Mexico: Industrial Property Law [Ley de la Propiedad Industrial] (in Spanish)
New Zealand Design Law
New Zealand Design Regulations
New Zealand: Patent Act
New Zealand: Patents Regulations  1954
Norway: Patent Law [Lov om patenter] (in Norwegian)
Philippines: Law on Patents
Romania: Industrial Designs Law  Law No. 129 of Dec 29, 1992
Romania: Law on transitional protection of patents for inventions  No. 93/13 May 1998
Romania: Patent Law  No. 64/1991
Romania: Regulations for Implementing the Patent Law
Romania: Ordinance on the industrial property fees and the use thereof
Russia: Patent Law
Russia: Patent Law (in Russian)
Russia: Utility Model and Industrial Design Law (in Russian)
Saudi Arabia: Patents Law  Royal Decree No. M/38  courtesy Abu-Ghazeleh Intellectual Property
Slovak Republic: Law on Inventions, Industrial Designs and Rationalisation Proposals No. 527 of November 27, 1990
Slovak Republic: Law on the Protection of Topographies of Semiconductor Products  No. 529 of December 3, 1991
Slovak Republic: Law on Utility Models  No. 478 of September 24, 1992
Slovenia: Law on Industrial Property Mar 20, 1992
Slovenia: Law on the Protection of Topographies of Integrated Circuits  Mar 30, 1995
Spain: Intellectual Property Statute  Estatuto sobre Propiedad Industrial, aprobado por Real Decreto-Ley de 26 de julio de 1929 (G.M. núm. 127, de 7 de mayo de 1930) (in Spanish)
Spain: Law on Patents and Utility Models  LEY 11/1986 de 20 de marzo 1986, por la que se aprueba la Ley de Patentes de invención y modelos de utilidad (in Spanish)
Spain: Law on the Protection of Semiconductor Topographies  LEY 11/1988, de 3 de Mayo [BOE 5-5-1988, núm. 108] (in Spanish)
Spain: Regulation of the Implementation of the Law and Utility Models  10 de Octubre de 1986, Modificado 11 de Marzo de 1994 (in Spanish)
Spain: Regulation of the Implementation of the Law on the Protection of Semiconductor Topographies1465/1988, de 2 de Diciembre de 1988 (in Spanish)
Sweden: Patent Law [Patentlag] (in Swedish)
Swiss law on layout-designs of integrated circuits [Topographiengesetz] in .pdf format (in German)
Swiss law on plant patents [Sortenschutzgesetz]  in .pdf format (in German)
Swiss Design Law [Muster-/Modellgesetz]  in .pdf format (in German)
Syria: Law on Organization of Industrial & Commercial Property Protectioncourtesy Abu-Ghazeleh Intellectual Property
Taiwan: Integrated Circuit Layout Protection Act  Aug 11, 1995  courtesy Saint Island International Patent and Law Offices
Taiwan: Integrated Circuit Layout Protection Act - Enforcement Rules  Feb 14, 1996  courtesy Saint Island International Patent and Law Offices
Taiwan: Patent Law  Jan 21, 1994  courtesy Saint Island International Patent and Law Offices
Taiwan: Patent Law-Amended Articles  May 7, 1998  courtesy Saint Island International Patent and Law Offices
Taiwan: Patent Rules  Oct 3, 1994  courtesy Saint Island International Patent and Law Offices
Thailand: Patent Act
Tunisia: Patent Law  courtesy Abu-Ghazeleh Intellectual Property
UAE: Law on Patents, Designs and Industrial Models  Federal Law No. 44 for the year 1992  courtesy Abu-Ghazeleh Intellectual Property
US Patent Act
US: Patent Pending Legislation  from Inventors Connection of Greater Cleveland
Uruguay: Patent Law (proposed)  Proyecto de Ley de Patentes de Invención aprobado en la Cámara de Senadores (in Spanish)
Uruguay: Utility Model Patent Law  Se establecen Normas para Otorgar los Titulos de Patente de Modelo de Utilidad Jul 27, 1976 (in Spanish)
Vietnam: Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer Laws

Patent and Patent-related Assocations

--international associations--

Association of University Technology Managers  professionals who obtain and manage intellectual property from research at universities, research institutions, and teaching hospitals
Better Ethics Online  service to discourage unauthorized use of intellectual property, and to help protect the rights of authors, graphic artists, website designers and website owners
Fédération Internationale des Conseils en Propriété Industrielle    international federation of industral property attorneys
INFOPAT  Association for the Study of International & Foreign Patent & Trademark Laws & Practice
International AntiCounterfeiting Coalition
International Association for the Protection of Industrial Property
International Association of Plant Breeders for the Protection of Plant Varieties  ASSINSEL
Software Patent Institute  A nonprofit corporation formed to provide courses and prior art about software technology to help improve the patent process
World Intellectual Property Law Agency  on-line intellectual property information world agency for people practicing in intellectual property law

--national and regional associations--

Australasian Law Teachers' Association, Intellectual Property Interest Group
Australia: Institute of Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys of Australia
Australia: Murdoch University, Asia Pacific Intellectual Property Law Institute
Australia & New Zealand: Intellectual Property Society of Australia and New Zealand Inc.
Austrian Chamber of Patent Attorneys [Österreichische Patentanwaltskammer]  (in German)
Brazil: Associação Brasileira de Propriedade Intelectual  Brazilian intellectual property association (in Portuguese)
Brazil: Associação Brasileira dos Agentes da Propriedade Industrial  ABAPI - Brazilian association of industrial property agents
Brazil: Associação Paulista de Propriedade Industrial [Sao Paolo Industrial Property Association] ASPI (in Portuguese)
Canada: Patent and Trademark Institute of Canada
Czech Republic: Komora patentovych zastupcu  Chamber of Patent Attorneys of Czech Republic (in Czech)
Estonia: Association of Estonian Patent Attorneys
EU: Institute of Professional Representatives before the European Patent Office
Finland: Association of Finnish Patent Attorneys [Suomen Patenttiasiamiesyhdistys ry]
Finnish Association for Patent Practitioners in the Finnish Industry [Patentti-insinöörit r.y.]
French Institute of Industrial Property Attorneys [Compagnie Nationale des Conseils en Propriété Industrielle]
German Anti-Piracy Association [Vereinigung zur Bekämpfung von Produktpiraterie e.V.]
Germany: Patentanwaltskammer  Institute of Patent Attorneys (in German)
Germany: VPP  Vereinigung von Fachleuten auf dem Gebiet des gewerblichen Rechtsschutzes -Association of Patent Professionals in Industry (in German)
Haitian-American Intellectual Property Association
India: Technology Information, Forecasting & Assessment Council, Patent Facilitating Centre
International Association for the Protection of Industrial Property
International Federation of Intellectual Property Attorneys
Interamerican Association of Industrial Property
Italy: Associazione Italiana dei Consulenti ed Esperti in Proprieta Industriale de Enti o Imprese  AICIPI (in Italian)
Italy: Ordine dei Consulenti in Proprietà Industriale  Italian Chamber of Patent Agents (in Italian)
Japan: Asia-Pacific Industrial Property Center
Japan: Institute of Intellectual Property
Japan Intellectual Property Association
Japan: Kinki Branch of Japan Patent Attorneys Association (in Japanese)
Japan Patent Attorneys Association (in Japanese)
Japan: Patent Attorneys Cooperation Association of Japan
Japan Patent Information Organization
Japan Technomart Foundation  includes patent database (in Japanese)
Korea, Republic, of: Intellectual Property Rights Research Center
Netherlands: Dutch Institute of Patent Attorneys [Nederlandse Orde van Octrooigemachtigden]
Polish Chamber of Patent Attorneys [Polska Izba Rzeczników Patentowych]
Singapore: National Patent Information Centre  centralised resource facility for patent information retrieval and for educating users about patenting
Sweden: Association of Patent Attorneys in Swedish Industry [Svenska Industriens Patentingenjörers Förening]
Sweden: Association of Swedish Patent Attorneys [Svenska Patentombudsföreningen] (in Swedish)
Sweden: Scandinavian Patent Attorney Society [Patentkonsulters Samfund] (in Swedish)
Switzerland: Association of Swiss Patent Attorneys [Verband Schweizerischer Patentanwälte][Association Suisse des Conseils en Propriété Industrielle]
Switzerland: Institute for Intellectual Property Rights [Institut fuer gewerblichen Rechtschutz] (in German)
Switzerland: Max Planck Institute for Foreign and International Patent, Copyright and Competition Law
Switzerland: Verband der Industriepatentanwälte in der Schweiz  association of industrial patent attorneys in Switzerland (in German)
Taiwan: Asia Pacific Intellectual Property Association
UK: Anti-Counterfeiting Group, The
UK: Chartered Institute of Patent Agents
UK: Patent and Trade Mark Group  Special Interest Group of the Institute of Information Scientists
US: American Intellectual Property Law Association  professional association of more than 10,000 attorneys specializing in the practice of intellectual property law
US: Association of Patent Law Firms
US: Better Ethics Online  discourage unauthorized use of intellectual property, and help protect rights of authors, graphic artists, website designers/owners, online entrepreneurs
US-California: Golden Gate University, Intellectual Property Law Association
US-California: UC Davis, King Hall Intellectual Property Law Association
US: Connecticut Patent Law Association
US: George Washington University Law School, Student Intellectual Property Law Association
US-Illinois: Chicago-Kent College of Law, Intellectual Property Law Society
US: Intellectual Property Owners Association
US-Maryland: University of Baltimore School of Law Intellectual Property Law Society
US-Massachusetts: Boston Patent Law Association
US-Massachusetts: Suffolk University Intellectual Property Law Student Association
US: Minnesota Intellectual Property Law Association
US: National Association of Patent Practitioners
US: National Council of Intellectual Property Law Associations
US: National Patent Association
US: New York Intellectual Property Law Association
US: Patent Jury Forum  dedicated to the improvement of jury trials in patent infringement litigation
US: Patent Office Professional Association  professional labor organization for Patent Examiners
US: Patent and Trademark Office Society  society of intellectual property professionals
US-Pennsylvania: Philadelphia Intellectual Property Law Association
US: Reusable Application-Specific Intellectual Property Developers  association to promote use and acceptance of IP products and services in the electronic systems industry
US: Software Patent Institute  nonprofit corporation formed to provide courses and prior art about software technology to help improve the patent process
US-Texas: Austin Intellectual Property Law Association
US-Texas: Houston Intellectual Property Lawyers Association
US-Washinngton: Gonzaga Intellectual Property Law Association

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