Intellectual Property Law
Search the International Relations
Resources web pages:
FindLaw's Intellectual Property Links
International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property A "non-government organisation for research into, and formulation of policy for, the law relating to the protection of intellectual property".
Max Planck Institute for Intellectual Property, Competition and Tax Law
Researching
International Intellectual Property Law by
Lyonette Louis-Jacques,
Foreign and International Law Librarian, D'Angelo Law Library,
University of Chicago.
Spinoza Project Intellectual Property Digital Library.
TRIPS Agreement (Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights) from the WTO.
TRIPS Material on the WTO website Information on intellectual property in the WTO, news and official records of the activities of the TRIPS Council, and details of the WTO’s work with other international organizations in the field.
UNESCO Culture Includes links to national copyright legislation.
United States Patent and Trademark Office Allows searches of the U.S. patent databases as well as other pertinent information related to patents and trademarks (such as those in progress, expired, etc.). A comprehensive, easy-to-navigate site. Links to related sites listed.
World Intellectual Property Organization A UN organization, WIPO "...is responsible for the promotion of the protection of intellectual property throughout the world through cooperation among States, and for the administration of various multilateral treaties dealing with...intellectual property." Contains free, full-text access to documents and treaties as well as a glossary of terms and regulations. Includes a comprehensive list of links to worldwide industrial property sites.

