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Copyright, Patents and Trademarks

 

• Copyright
• Patents
• Trademarks
• Other Intellectual Property Sites

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Copyright

	Berne Convention For The Protection of Literary and Artistic Works (Paris Text 1971)
	Copyright & Fair Use [Stanford University Libraries]
	Copyright and Intellectual Property Menu Page [American Library Association]
	Copyright and IP Table of Contents [Association of Research Libraries]
	Copyright Protection, Intellectual Property, and Fair Use [ACRL Legislative Policy Web Site]
	Universal Copyright Convention as Revised at Paris on 24 July 1971
	U.S. Copyright Office Home Page FAQ Copyright Law of the United States of America Copyright Office, Information Circulars and Form Letters Circular 1 "Copyright Basics" Registration Procedures Copyright Office Forms Records -- Search U.S. copyright records dating from 1978 to present. Requires either Telnet or TN3270.
	Yahoo! Government:Law:Intellectual Property:Copyrights

Patents

	UCF Patent and Trademark Depository Library -- from Peter Spyers-Duran at UCF Libraries.
	European Patent Office
	IBM Patent Server Home Page
	Oppedahl & Larson Patent Law Web Server -- covers various intellectual property topics, including patents, trademarks, copyright and trade secrets.
	Patent Cooperation Treaty: with Regulations
	STO's Internet Patent Search System
	United States Code for Patents (35 USC TITLE 35 (01/24/94))
	United States Patent and Trademark Office Patent Information General Information Concerning Patents Patent Attorneys and Agents Registered to Practice before the PTO USPTO Web Patent Databases
	Wacky Patent of the Month

Trademarks

	UCF Patent and Trademark Depository Library -- from Peter Spyers-Duran at UCF Libraries.
	U.S. Trademark Law -- from the Legal Information Institute at Cornell Law School.
	United States Patent and Trademark Office Trademark Information Basic Facts About Registering A Trademark USPTO Web Trademark Database

Other Intellectual Property Sites

	Oppedahl & Larson Patent Law Web Server -- covers various intellectual property topics, including patents, trademarks, copyright and trade secrets.
	U.S. Patent, Trademark & Copyright Information
	Yahoo! Business and Economy:Companies:Law:Intellectual Property
	Yahoo! Government:Law:Intellectual Property

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