Legal Research Guides by Course - Fundamentals of Intellectual Property

Course Description

This course surveys the basics of Untied States intellectual property law, including patents, copyrights, trademarks, and trade secrets. This course is appropriate for students wishing to prepare for a career in intellectual property law and take additional specialized course in the area, as well as for those seeking only a foundational understanding of the subject. A technical background I not required. (3 credits)

Faculty Who Teach This Course

• Jacob H. Rooksby (Assistant Professor of Law)

Subject Covered Presently in Collection by

Print Collection

KF2971-KF2983 Intellectual Property - General - Antitrust Aspects - Litigation
KF2986-KF3086 Copyright Law
KF3096-KF3165 Patent Law
KF3176-KF3194 Trademark Law
KF3197 Trade Secrets
KFP330 Pennsylvania Intellectual Property

Legal Research Databases

• Bloomberg BNA Online under Intellectual Property Law Resource Center - http://0-iplaw.bna.com.library.law.duq.edu/iprc/
• CCH Library - Intelliconnect under Intellectual Property
• Hein Online
• Westlaw and Lexis
• Bloomberg Law
• Legal Scholarship Network
• LoisLaw under Intellectual Property Law Library - http://www.loislaw.com/pns/index.htp?content=/pns/start.htp
• CALI under Intellectual Property - http://www.cali.org/category/cali-topics/2l-3l-upper-level-lesson-topics/intellectual-property
• CVN Law School under Intellectual Property (both audio and video cases available)
• Intellectual Property Law (hg.org) - http://www.hg.org/intell.html
• Intellectual Property: Overview (LII) - http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/intellectual_property
• Intellectual Property (FindLaw) - http://smallbusiness.findlaw.com/intellectual-property/
• Intellectual Property (Justia) - http://www.justia.com/intellectual-property/
• Intellectual Property Law: Patents, Trademarks & Copyrights (AllLaw) - http://www.alllaw.com/topics/intellectual_property
• Intellectual Property Law Server - http://www.intelproplaw.com/
• BitLaw Legal Resource - http://www.bitlaw.com/
• Patent, Copyright and Trademark (Nolo) - http://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/patent-copyright-trademark
  IP Basics (Univ. of New Hampshire) - http://law.unh.edu/franklin-pierce-ip-center/studying-ip-at-unh-law/ip-basics
• What is IP Law (AIPLA) - http://www.aipla.org/about/iplaw/Pages/default.aspx
• Intellectual Property Law & Policy (US Patent & Trademark Office) - http://www.uspto.gov/ip/index.jsp
• US Intellectual Property Law (Stanford University) - http://www.law.stanford.edu/organizations/programs-and-centers/transatlantic-technology-law-forum/technology-law/us-intellectual-property-law
• US IP Laws & Treaties (World Intellectual Property Organization) - http://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/profile.jsp?code=US
• ABA Section on Intellectual Property - http://www.americanbar.org/groups/intellectual_property_law.html
• IP Insider (Corporate Counsel) - http://www.law.com/corporatecounsel/ipinsider.jsp
• Duke Law & Technology Review - http://dltr.law.duke.edu/
• Introduction to US Intellectual Property Law by Robert L. Vienneau, ITT Corporation and Milton Johns, ITT Corporation (CSIAC) - https://journal.thecsiac.com/issue/45/109
• STOPfakes.gov - http://www.stopfakes.gov/
• Office of US Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator (White House Office of Management & Budget) - http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/intellectualproperty
• Computers Crime & Intellectual Property Section of the US Department of Justice (includes section on reporting Intellectual Property crime) - http://www.justice.gov/criminal/cybercrime/
• Intellectual Property Owners Association - http://www.ipo.org//AM/Template.cfm?Section=Home
• Chilling Effects Clearinghouse - http://www.chillingeffects.org/

DCLI Webpage Links

• Primary Legal Research: Case Law, Statutory Law, Administrative Law (contains quick links to our federal and state statutes, our federal and state administrative codes, and federal and state case law)
• Legal Research Guides: Intellectual Property

Law School Concentrations

• Business Law
• Health Law & Science
• Intellectual Property
• Labor and Employment Law
  
  

Created by Patricia Horvath
1/4/2013