Intellectual Property Legal Directory
An essay about copyright myths
Major resources on antitrust issues in IP
Classes of works subject to the exemption from the prohibition on circumvention of technological measures that control access to copyrighted works
Learn about copyright and trademark laws as applied to artwork, then drop in on the rest of the site and watch an artist at work
Patent Resources for Austia
Comprehensive Internet resource on technology law, containing over 1,800 pages on patent, copyright, trademark, and Internet legal issues
law-student produced site is a comprehensive resource with IP links to more than 70 countries
Legal resources and tools for surviving the patenting frenzy of the Internet, bioinformatics, and electronic commerce
Industrial Property Attorneys company providing information regarding intellectual property in France and case law related to French Intellectual Property. Areas covered include patents, marks, domain names and software
Consolidated Statutes & Regulations, Copyright Act ( R.S. 1985, c. C-42 )
Searchable database of Canadian Trademarks
Common law protects the rights of a record company for music recorded before the 1972 federal copyright law when performed in the United States.
US District Court of Minnesota discusses the laws regarding trademark infringement finding the defendant's registration of domain names infringed on the trademarks of the plaintiffs.
Overview, primary materials, current issues and legislation copyright and fair use guide
information about pending legislation, news, and litigation and its impact on music libraries. scenarios and guidance about general copyright provisions, reserves, preservation, performance rights, issues for composers and authors, and video in the library. selection of virtual and tangible copyright resources
Complete version of the U.S. Copyright Law
From Cornell Law, basics on copyright law
ISPs do not copy material in direct violation of the Copyright Act when passively storing material at the direction of users in order to make that material available to other users upon their request; though an ISP can become liable indirectly upon a showing of additional involvement sufficient to establish a contributory or vicarious violation of the Act direct violation of the Copyright Act when passively storing material at the direction of users in order to make that material available to other users upon their request
A great place to start if you need to know the basics about Copyright fast
Passed October 1998, pdf document
Illinois Federal court ruled that online boasting about signal theft coupled with other telltale signs of pirate tradecraft are sufficient to establish an unlawful "circumvention" of DirecTV's encryption technology. The court concluded the works are "protected" works even though DirecTV doesn't hold the copyrights; unauthorized access to them violate DirecTV's DMCA rights.
Project plans challenges to patents granted without adequate review which impair ecommerce with a re-examination request to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Legislation, exceptions, publications, licensing and technical issues, CELIP (Central and Eastern European Licensing Information Platform)
Site in German, English and French, List of EPO state, facts and figures,
Fast, easy-to-use access to millions of patents and patent applications
Held GEIGO failed to establish a likelihood of confusion stemming from Googles use of GEICOs trademark as a keyword; however, GEICO has established a likelihood of confusion, and therefore a violation of the Lanham Act, solely with regard to those Sponsored Links that use GEICOs trademarks in their headings or text. Opinion does not address whether Google itself is liable for the Lanham Act violations resulting from advertisers use of GEICOs trademarks in the headings and text of their Sponsored Links, as accomplished through Googles Adwords program.
FAQ format, basic copyright information
Geico sued both Google and Overture (who settled) in a trademark dispute. Competitors ads were triggered at Google when a search contained "Geico". Judge Leonie Brinkema of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia granted Google's motion to dismiss a trademark-infringement complaint,ruling that use of competitors trademark words to trigger an ad is not infringement.
Site in Greek and English provides technological information from worldwide patent databases
Site in Chinese and English, IP laws & forms, Trademark ordinance, HK Intellectual Property Journal, News, tenders & consultations, information and study aids
Article from Music Biz Academy
International Intellectual Property Alliance, news & resources, Copyright & trade issues, country reports, trade and economy
Information about Copyrights, Trademarks, Patents and other intellectual property
Faculty and students fair use rights to use intellectual property for educational (non-profit) activities
Providing information to consumers about invention promotion companies and how people can market their ideas
Receive and process applications, conduct hearings and decide on disputed matters relating to the granting or denial of Australian IP rights
Protecting Intellectual Property Rights: Copyrights, Trademarks and Trade Secrets, including policy, cases, Economic Espionage Act
Searchable Internet directory system aimed at users and researchers working in the intellectual property field, country IP resources, IP news resources,
IP Toolbar basically provides framed content from other sites related to copyrights and trademarks
recent case summaries, study aids, Obscure Patent of the Week, Museum of Obscure Patents, Understanding IP, message forum subscription available
Site in Korean & English, information about the Koren Patent system, laws and treaties, digital library
Hyperlinks to sections by Lee Hollaar of the University of Utah
Resource for librarians on licensing digital information
Uruguay Round Agreements Act renews copyrights expired in the USA even though works had entered public domain in the United States
US Supreme Court ruling that those providing file sharing software can be liable for infringing uses under the notion of active inducement
Links to information related to copyrights and music
Links to information related to copyrights and music
Music copyright for music librarians
Small, but nice collection of Intellectual Property links, also some good beginning and advanced articles in IP law
National Music Publishers' Association
Novagraaf Netherlands (as part of a European group) is a trademark office. Information on trademarks, copyrights and other intellectual property rights such as domain names
Register Community Trade Marks and Community Designs.
Blog Patently Obvious provides article on how to find the latest in patent news
A table listing the monetary awards that companies have received because they were either victorious in an IP infringement lawsuit, or they negotiated a deal in the absense/presence of a infringement lawsuit, or related technology litigation such as antitrust
Neustel Law Offices provide information about trademarks, patents, copyrights and trade secrets
How to use the patent system to protect your art, entertainment creations and methods
Title 35, searchable, covering Patent & Trademark Act, patentablity of inventions, Patents and protection of rights, Patent Cooperation Tready
Canadian court of Appeal upholds decision that ruled that one of Canada's leading newspapers infringed the copyright of freelance writers by publishing articles online and in an electronic database without permission.
37 CFR Parts 1, 5, 10, 11, and 41 as amended August 12, 2004. Consolidates and simplifies the rules governing practice before the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences to reflect developments in case law, legislation, and administrative practice.
Article and links discussing issues relates to the rights of creators (copyrights) and the technology of search engines
Trade agreements and Investment Treaties between numerous countries, FTAA process
Article proposing the rights of those who purchase software and detailing the state of the current law (2002)
Database of Software Technologies to provide courses and prior art about software technology to help improve the patent process
Search by song title, writer, artist or album for the song. HFA (owners of Song File) will assist you in obtaining a license to make and distribute within the U.S. 2500 or less recordings. Search is free, licensing is not
Links to Copyright & Trademark legal resources
This article provides a treatment of intellectual property protection for all forms of intellectual, informational, and behavioral property.
Articles, newsletter, copyright, trademark, marketing plans, acquisition information, and subsidiary rights information related to the publishing industry
Trademark news, articles and comments about current events
Article by Genie Tyburski providing resources and strategies for determining common law trademarks
Retrieve information about pending and registered trademarks obtained from the USPTOs internal database
Monitoring foreign compliance with trade agreements
Access all pending applications and all Madrid Protocol filings, and also many registrations, via TDR
you can fill out a form, check it for completeness, and then submit the form directly to the USPTO over the internet, making an official filing on-line
Search Trademark Database
Title 15, Chapter 22 of US Code
Information about pictures you might take and possible copyrights that protect them.
Collection of national copyright laws e-Copyright Bulletin administration of the Universal Copyright Convention and the 1961 Rome Convention and the Guide to the Collective Administration of Authors Rights
Last Revisions or Amendments Completed Year 2002
Offers web access to their bibliographic and full-text patent databases bibliographic and full-text patent databases, covering from January 1, 1976 to the most recent weekly issue date bibliographic and full-text patent databases, covering from January 1, 1976 to the most recent weekly issue date
Copyright basics, including notice, filing, length, transfer, international protection
File, search and check the status of patents and trademarks, policy & reports
Filings, settlement information, public comments, Proposed Consent Decree and Documents
A U.S. federal judge has struck down a 1994 law banning the sale of bootleg recordings of live music, ruling the law unfairly grants seemingly perpetual protection' to the original performances. The judge dismissed a federal indictment of Jean Martignon, who runs a Manhattan mail-order and Internet business that sells bootleg recordings.
A Comparative analysis of its evolution and shortcomings.
by Frederic P. Vimeux, J.D
Member states to the WIPO, Treaties and Contracting Parties
