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What is Intellectual Property? IP-Related Resources About Contact	An annotated list of some useful Internet resources relating to intellectual property is provided below, grouped in different categories. Be sure to check back often, as this content is updated whenever quality resources are found. When you click on one of the links below, the requested page will appear in a new browser window. When you click on any subsequent links below, each subsequent requested page will appear in that same new browser window. General Intellectual Property Information What is IP?: a very well-written overview provided by the Intellectual Property Institute of Canada (IPIC) UK Intellectual Property on the Internet: a UK government-backed resource KuesterLaw: The Technology Law Resource: award-winning intellectual property website, includes links to many resources, regulations, and court decisions (with particular relevance to U.S. practice), maintained by Jeffrey R. Kuester Intellectual Property Law Server: another award-winning intellectual property law website PIPERS Virtual Intellectual Property Library: worldwide patent, patent attorney, copyright, trade mark, and intellectual property information, has 8000 pages. History and Philosophy of Intellectual Property The Philosophy of Intellectual Property: by Justin Hughes, Luce Scholar and Mellon Fellow in the Humanities, Harvard University Theories of Intellectual Property: by William Fisher, Professor of Law, Harvard University The Growth of Intellectual Property: A History of the Ownership of Ideas in the United States: by William Fisher, Professor of Law, Harvard University The History of Intellectual Property in Canada Towards an Ontology of Intellectual Property by Clare K. Hare Famous Canadian Patents HotProperty: Hyperlinked Bibliography: an intellectual property bibliography, including links to many articles available online General Patent Information Guide to Patents [PDF] : a very well-written introductory guide to patents and the patent process, provided by the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) What is a patent?: detailed discussion including why you should obtain a patent and a description of the entire patent process, provided by the Intellectual Property Institute of Canada (IPIC) Patent Agent Careers What is a Patent Agent?: an excellent description of the profession of patent agency, including how to become a patent agent, provided by IPIC Career Opportunities in Intellectual Property Law: a thorough description, particularly relevant to the United States market, provided by the firm of Oppedahl & Larson Patent Agent job description: provided by Prospects, the UK's official graduate careers website Patent Examiner Careers CIPO Patent Examiner Recruitment: job information from the Canadian Intellectual Property Office USPTO Patent Examiner Recruitment: job information from the United States Patent and Trademark Office A Career as Patent Examiner in the European Patent Office (EPO) Trade-Mark Agent Careers What is a Trade-Mark Agent?: an excellent description of the profession of trade-mark agency, including how to become a trade-mark agent, provided by IPIC Searchable Patent Databases (all available free of charge) Canadian Patent Database: Images and some text information from 1920 to the present time. (The text of the abstracts and claims is not available for patents that were granted prior to August 15, 1978.) United States Patent Databases United States Issued Patents Database (quick search): full-text of issued patents since 1976, full-page images since 1790 United States Published Patent Applications Database (quick search): applications published since March 15, 2001 Espacenet: Images dating back to 1920 for important countries; a large proportion of bibliographic data dates back to 1970. General Trade-Mark Information Guide to Trade-Marks [PDF] : a very well-written introductory guide to trade-marks and trade-mark registration, provided by CIPO About Trade-Marks: detailed discussion provided by IPIC Searchable Trade-Mark Databases (available free of charge) Canadian Trade-Marks Database: comprised of all active and many inactive marks that were either applied-for or registered pursuant to the current Trade-marks Act or former trade-mark legislation. [More info on contents] United States Trademark Electronic Search System (TESS): contains more than 3 million pending, registered and dead federal trademarks. Other Searchable Databases Intellectual Property Digital Library: (free of charge) provides access to various intellectual property data collections currently hosted by the World Intellectual Property Organization. These collections include Hague, Madrid, PCT and JOPAL (non-patent reference) data and support fully searchable information retrieval and display by users on demand. Derwent: (pay for service, some free info) value-added patent and scientific information, part of Thomson Scientific Questel-Orbit: (pay for service, some free info) a service dedicated to Intellectual Property information: patents, scientific and technical (sci-tech) information, trademarks and Internet domain names. General Copyright Information Guide to Copyrights [PDF] : a very well-written introductory guide to copyrights and copyright registration, provided by the Canadian Intellectual Property Office About Copyright: detailed discussion provided by IPIC General Industrial Design Information Guide to Industrial Designs [PDF] : a very well-written introductory guide to industrial designs, provided by the Canadian Intellectual Property Office About Industrial Designs: detailed discussion provided by IPIC General Integrated Circuit Topography Information Guide to Integrated Circuit Topographies [PDF] : a very well-written introductory guide to integrated circuit topographies, provided by the Canadian Intellectual Property Office Intellectual Property Offices (more to be added) Canadian Intellectual Property Office [CIPO Employee Directory] United States Patent and Trademark Office [USPTO Employee Locator] USPTO Patent Business Methods web site World Intellectual Property Organization European Patent Office IP Australia Professional Organizations Intellectual Property Institute of Canada (IPIC) American Intellecual Property Law Association (AIPLA) Fédération Internationale des Conseils en Propriété Industrielle (FICPI) (International Federation of Intellectual Property Attorneys) Association Internationale pour la Protection de la Propriété Intellectuelle (AIPPI) (International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property) Computer Law Association (CLA) Licensing Executives Society (LES)
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