Campbell Law Library: Intellectual Property: Getting Started

Getting Started

Black's Law Dictionary defines intellectual property as “a commercially valuable product of the human intellect, in a concrete or abstract form such as a copyrightable work, a protectable trademark, a patentable invention, or a trade secret.” In this guide, you will find online and print law library resources pertaining to U.S. patents, copyrights, trademarks, and trade secrets law and practice.

Featured Resources

Bloomberg Law Patents & Trade Secrets Practice Center
In the BLaw Patents & Trade Secrets Practice Center, you will find Patent Dockets, Patent Opinions and Decisions, Practical Guidance Toolkits on both Patents and Trade Secrets, and other helpful resources.
HeinOnline Intellectual Property Collection
A collection of millions of pages of legislative histories, treatises, documents, classics, and more relating to copyrights, patents, and trademarks that allows researchers to search across all intellectual property law materials in one database. Includes legislative histories of notable intellectual property laws, authoritative treatises, and links to the Code of Federal Regulations and Titles 17 & 35 of the U.S. Code.
Lexis Practical Guidance: Intellectual Property & Technology
Provides a one-stop access point for a variety of information on copyright, trademark, and patent law resources. Content includes relevant forms, checklists, and commentary from a variety of respected IP practitioners, including relevant Law 360 articles. Available on Lexis. Username and password required.
Practical Law: Intellectual Property and Technology
Practical Law provides access to the Practical Law Company's online content of patent law resources, including downloadable forms, checklists, and expert commentary and analysis. Username and password required.
Westlaw Intellectual Property
The Westlaw Intellectual Property page organizes Westlaw's vast array of patent, copyright, trademark, and trade secret materials on one page. Information includes forms, sample clauses, trial briefs, and international materials. Available on Westlaw. Username and password required.

Intellectual Property Treatises and Practice Aids

Available on Lexis. Username and password required.

Available on Westlaw. Username and password required.

Available on Westlaw. Username and password required.

McCarthy on Trademarks and Unfair Competition

Available on Lexis. Username and password required.

Available on Lexis. Username and password required.

Callmann on Unfair Competition, Trademarks, and Monopolies

Available on Westlaw. Username and password required.

Corporate Counsel's Guide to Protecting Trade Secrets

Available on Westlaw. Username and password required.

CALI - Intellectual Property Law Exercises

CALI | Intellectual Property Law
CALI stands for Computer Assisted Legal Instruction, and it is a free database of online tutorials available for you to use for your course preparation and exams. Select the link to see all available CALI lessons on Intellectual Property Law.