Primary Sources Index
The following types of source materials relating to intellectual property are provided by Bitlaw:
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Treaties
Statutes
- Copyright (U.S. Code, Title 17)
- Patent (U.S. Code, Title 35)
- Trademark (U.S. Code, Title 15)
Regulations (37 C.F.R.)
- Chapter 37 Index (Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights)
- Part 1, Patent Regulations
- Part 2, Trademark Regulations
- Part 3, Assignments, Recording, and Rights of Assignee
- Part 4, Complaints Regarding Invention Promoters
- Part 5, Secrecy of Certain Inventions
- Part 6, Classification of Goods and Services
- Part 7, Madrid Protocol Filings
- Part 10, Practice Before the Patent and Trademark Office
- Word Index
Patent and Trademark Office Documents
- Patent Materials
- MPEP: Manual of Patent Examining Procedure
- Section 101 Materials
- See the Section 101 Index for materials relating to patent eligibility under section 101
- Trademark Materials
- TMEP: Trademark Manual of Examining Procedure
- Goods and Services Classification Index (use the USPTO Database)
Case Law
- Copyright Cases (Index)
- Internet Cases (Index)
- Patent Cases (Index)
- Patent Cases Covering Section 101 (subject matter eligibility)