External Resources
Blogs and News Sources
- IP Watchdog IPWatchdog.com is the leading Intellectual Property Law Blog on the Internet. After being recognized as one of the top 100 legal blogs by the American Bar Association for 5 years in a row (ranking #1 in 2010, 2012 and 2013), in January 2014 it was inducted into the ABA Blawg Hall of Fame. IPWatchdog focuses on the business, substance, and law of patents, technology and innovation. Content also includes topics about intellectual property more generally, and wherever possible covers copyrights and trademarks.
- Patently-O Daily blog hosted by Dennis Crouch, Associate Professor, University of Missouri School of Law and Jason Rantanen, Associate Professor, University of Iowa College of Law. The blog also posts job opportunities.
Subscription page: https://feedburner.google.com/fb/a/mailverify?uri=PatentlyO - PharmaPatents Building and maintaining a strong global patent portfolio requires an understanding of the latest legal developments affecting your industry. PharmaPatents is an online resource for up-to-date information to help you get the most out of your patent budget and meet the challenges of maximizing the value of your intellectual property in the chemical, biotech, and pharmaceutical fields.
- SpicyIP SpicyIP is India’s premier blog on intellectual property (IP) and innovation law and policy. Through its independent and objective reporting, SpicyIP is committed to increase transparency in Indian intellectual property policy and institutions. SpicyIP stands for fair, objective and accurate reporting and review of IP and innovation policy developments from India.
- IP Spotlight IP Spotlight provides news and practice tips relating to the legal and business aspects of intellectual property and other intangible assets. Topics include licensing, due diligence, acquisition, compliance and risk management associated with patents, trademarks, copyrights and trade secrets. IP Spotlight is published by Jim Singer of Fox Rothschild LLP.
- Schott, P.C. Idea Law Schott, P.C. Idea Law achieves their goal of making the world a better place by working with inventors and creative people to help them protect, share, license, develop, and sell their ideas though the application of idea law, which is intellectual property law that focuses on patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets.
- IPPro Life Sciences As the life sciences sector develops and heads in new directions, IPPro Life Sciences will be there to report on these and other major advances, as well as all of the latest news from around the world. From private practice life sciences groups, to multinational pharmaceutical companies, university labs and venture capitalists, IPPro Life Sciences has something for everyone with an interest in intellectual property and the legal implications for the life sciences sector.
- The Patent Search Blog Stephen van Dulken’s blog on commercialisation of industrial design, searching techniques and the history of invention and design.
- Patentably Defined PatentablyDefined is a blog directed exclusively to transacting business with the USPTO. By providing practical information, discussions of prosecution strategies, and examples, PatentablyDefined has become a trusted resource for inventors and patent practitioners alike.
- Anticipate This! Anticipate This!™ (AT!) is a patent and trademark law blog providing thought-provoking commentary . . . with a dash of irreverent humor.
- Patent Docs Biotech & Pharma Patent Law & News Blog
- Orange Book Blog Orange Book Blog is Aaron Barkoff’s personal website and it is intended for other attorneys. Orange Book Blog will always strive to be unbiased. All information on Orange Book Blog should be double-checked for its accuracy and current applicability.
- IP News.flash IP Newsflash is an intellectual property meta-information portal that browses your information channels for you and presents only relevant and recent IP information on a single page.
- I/P Updates The “I/P Updates” news service is written and published by William F. (“Bill”) Heinze (e-mail, v-card, resumé), an intellectual property attorney in Atlanta, Georgia USA. It provides the latest news and information for intellectual property practitioners.
- BlawgIT Patent, Trademark, Copyright and Internet Law Issues with Attorney Brett J. Trout, P.C.
- Nonobvious is a blog by Evan J. Zimmerman, J.D. and produced by Edge, a software company that helps practitioners create and manage IP. Nonobvious is a weekly newsletter that covers one interesting topic facing the IP world, whether it is an important news item or a deeper piece of analysis, and a brief news roundup. The topic is usually patents but sometimes also covers other areas of IP and legal tech.
International Patent Offices and Treaties
US Patent Laws, Rules, Court Rulings, & Notices
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- The U. S. Constitution gives the Congress the power “to promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries.” (Article I, Section 8, Clause 8)
- Patent Statutes: 35 U.S.C.(Cornell)
- Patent Examination Procedures: M.P.E.P.(US PTO)
- US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit(Georgetown)
- US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit(Emory)
- U.S. Congress Legislative Information
Intellectual Property Newsletters
- BNA Journal Highlights for this week (Registration required for some information)
- HighWire Press – Stanford IP Journal (Registration required for some information)
- IPnewsflash.com A collection of recent IP news articles.
Patent Bar Registration and Review Courses
USPTO Bar Requirements and Materials
Commercial Patent Bar Review Courses
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