Milbank Research Portal - Intellectual Property Resources

Intellectual Property

Research

American Patent & Trademark Law Center has General Information About Patents, Foreign Patents & General Information on Trademarks.
Copyright and Fair Use Center from Stanford University offers current information on copyright law and fair use. Check out the Fair Use and Copyright Guidelines and Policies.
esp@cenet.com is a free patent database which provides full images of U.S. patents dating back to 1920, allowing you to search by title; inventor; applicant, etc.
Intellectual Property Mall Homepage from The Franklin Pierce Law Center includes articles and USPTO patent exams.
IP Law Practice Center from Law.Com.
Patent Offices on the Internet offers access to patent office web sites around the world.
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Government

Code of Federal Regulations Title 37 (Patents, Trademarks & Copyrights)
The Library of Congress offers links to Research Tools.
Download The Manual of Patent Examining Procedure (MPEP) from the USPTO.
The Official Gazette of the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office consists of portions of text and representative image from each patent or trademark issued on that particular OG issue date. The Patent Official Gazette is available in electronic format for the most recent 52 issues and The Trademark Official Gazette for the most recent 5 issues.
Patent Application Information Retrieval (PAIR) from the USPTO contains information regarding patent application status. Determine whether office actions have been issued, whether responses have been filed & in some instances, view documents that are part of the file history.
Search or browse the Trademark Manual of Examining Procedure (TMEP) - 6th Edition, Revision 2.
U.S. Copyright Office has general information on copyrights, Application Forms, Federal Register Notices and Press Releases.
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has Opinion & Orders.
U.S. International Trade Commission has information on Intellectual Property.
U.S. Patent & Trademark Office has information about Patents & Trademarks. You can also download Forms.
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International

IP Australia
Belgium Ministry of Economic Affairs, Office for Industrial Property.
Brazilian Industrial Property Office.
Canadian Intellectual Property Office.
State Intellectual Property Office of P.R. China.
Danish Patent & Trademark Office.
eponline is the European Patent Register Online.
European Patent Office has information about European patents including a searchable database.
National Board of Patents & Registration of Finland.
France Patent & Trademark Office (this site is in French).
Germany Patent & Trademark Office (this site is in German).
Hellenic Industrial Property Organisation.
Hong Kong Intellectual Property Department.
Hungarian Patent Office.
INPADOC (INternational PAtent DOcumentation Center) contains the bibliographic and family data of patent documents and utility models of 73 patent-issuing organizations including the European Patent Office (EPO) and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).

Japanese Patent Office Includes press releases, laws & guidelines and search for Japanese Patent information.

Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand.

Portugal National Institute of Industrial Property (this site is in Portuguese).

Intellectual Property Office of Singapore.

Spain Patent & Trademark Office (this site is in Spanish).

Swedish Patent & Registration Office.

United Kingdom Patent Office.

WIPO Collection of Laws for Electronic Access (CLEA) provides easy access to intellectual property legislation from a wide range of countries and regions as well as to treaties on intellectual property.
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Organizations

The ABA Intellectual Property Law section is another source for Legislation, as well as bulletins and current developments.
American Association for the Advancement of Science has legislative links through the Center for Science, Technology, & Congress.
American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) is a professional association specializing in the practice of intellectual property law.
American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers has a Database of Works restored to Copyright Protection and ASCAP Licensing Agreements.
American Society of Mechanical Engineers has Government Relations information regarding science & technology.
Association of University Technology Managers provides information on technology transfer & licensing. Information includes Government Regulations & Resources.
Biotechnology Industry Organization Take a look at News & Media or National Issues in the biotechnology field.
The Copyright Clearance Center (Copyright.com) works with other government agencies and policy makers to streamline copyright licensing. Take a look at Copyright Central, Resources for Business and Resources for Academics.
The Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers is the world's largest technical professional society.
Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO) is an association serving owners of patents, trademarks, copyrights and trade secrets.
The International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property is the world's leading non-government organisation for research into, and formulation of policy for, the law relating to the protection of intellectual property. Take a look at News, Publications & Services or Links.
The International Intellectual Property Alliance (IIPA) is a private sector coalition formed to represent the U.S. copyright-based industries in bilateral and multilateral efforts to improve international protection of copyrighted materials. Take a look at News & Resources, Copyright & Trade Issues and Country Reports.
International Trademark Association (INTA) is an association of trademark owners and advisors worldwide.
National Institutes of Health read about current news & events or visit the Office of Technology Transfer.
The New York Intellectual Property Association (NYIPLA) promotes the development and administration of intellectual property interests. Resources include IP Links and Articles & Commentary.
World Intellectual Property Organization Homepage.
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Pharmaceutical Resources

The Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) of The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) assures that safe and effective drugs are available to the U.S. Take a look at Drug Information and Regulatory Guidance.
Electronic Orange Book from The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) contains approved drug products with therapeutic equivalence evaluations.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is responsible for protecting the public health by assuring the safety, efficacy, and security of human and veterinary drugs, biological products, medical devices, our nation’s food supply, cosmetics, and products that emit radiation.
The Food and Drug Law Institute (FDLI) is a forum for the FDA and other agencies to engage in the exchange of information regarding policy and laws & regulations relating to products subject to FDA jurisdiction. Resources include Publications & Periodicals.
MedWatch, the FDA Safety Information and Adverse Event Reporting Program, provides important and timely clinical information about safety issues involving medical products and special nutritional products.
PharmaLive has current news, articles and reports on the pharmaceutical industry.
RXList is a web-based drug index with a searchable database.
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