Legal Research Guides by Course - Patent Law

Course Description

This course introduces students to the basic principles of patent law in the United States, including subject matter eligible for patent protection, the conditions for patentability of an invention, and the disclosure requirements for a tent application. In addition, course readings and discussions will cover the history, origins, and evolving architecture of the patent system (including under the American Invents Act of 2011), as well as patent enforcement considerations and defenses. A technical background is not required to take the course. (3 credits)

Subject Covered Presently in Collection by:

Print Collection

KF2971-KF2983 Intellectual Property - General - Antitrust Aspects - Litigation
KF3096-KF3165 Patent Law
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)
Patent (LII) - http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/patent
Patent Law (hg.org) - http://www.hg.org/patent-law.html
Patents (FindLaw) - http://smallbusiness.findlaw.com/intellectual-property/patents/
Patent Overview (Justia) - http://www.justia.com/intellectual-property/patents/
Patent Law in the United States (BitLaw) - http://www.bitlaw.com/patent/index.html
Intellectual Property Law: Patents, Trademarks & Copyright (AllLaw) - http://www.alllaw.com/topics/intellectual_property
US Patent and Trademark Office - General Information Concerning Patents - http://www.uspto.gov/patents/resources/general_info_concerning_patents.jsp
Manual of Patent Examining Procedure - http://mpep.uspto.gov/RDMS/detail/manual/MPEP/e8r9/d0e18.xml
American Patent and Trademark Law Center - http://www.patentpending.com/index.php
The Business of Patents - http://www.the-business-of-patents.com/
World Intellectual Property Organization: Patents - http://www.wipo.int/patentscope/en/
Kluwer Patent Law - http://www.kluwerpatentlaw.com/
Resources for Inventors (John Marshall School of Law Patent Clinic) - http://www.jmls.edu/clinics/patent/inventor-resources.php
Bloomberg Patent Law News - http://topics.bloomberg.com/patent-law/
The Law of Patents by Craig Allen Nard (Case Western Reserve) - http://law.case.edu/lawofpatents/chapter.asp?id=2
IP Handbook of Best Practices: Inventors and Inventions - http://www.iphandbook.org/handbook/ch08/
IP Handbook of Best Practices: Patents and Patenting - http://www.iphandbook.org/handbook/ch10/
Evaluating Subject Matter Eligibility under 35 USC § 101 (US Patent & Trademark Office) - http://www.uspto.gov/patents/law/exam/101_training_aug2012.pdf
Patent Eligibility Requirements FAQ (FindLaw) - http://smallbusiness.findlaw.com/intellectual-property/patent-eligibility-requirements-faq.html
History and Architecture of the Patent System (Aspen) - http://www.aspenpublishers.com/%5CAspenUI%5CSampleChaptersPDF%5C660.pdf
A Brief History of the Patent Law of the United States - http://www.ladas.com/Patents/USPatentHistory.html
Patently - O Blog - http://patentlaw.typepad.com/patent/
Intellectual Property Law Blog - http://www.intellectualpropertylawblog.com/
Anticipate This! Patent and Trademark Law Blog - http://anticipatethis.wordpress.com/

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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

Intellectual Property

Created by Patricia Horvath
1/4/2013