Patent Law

Text of Treaties Administered by WIPO

Australia

• Australasian Legal Information Institute

Hungary

• Protection of Inventions by Patents

US

USPTO Manual of Patent Examining Procedure (MPEP)

• Manual of Patent Examining Procedure, 7th Edition, Revision 1, hypertext format compiled by Bill Goodwine of University of Notre Dame
  • Search the MPEP.
  • MPEP on the USPTO web site

Title 35 US Code - Patents

• Title 35 US Code - Patents Patent Law Materials of the Legal Information Institute of Cornell Law School

Title 37 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)

• Title 37 CFR from BitLaw by Daniel A. Tysver, a registered patent attorney practicing in Hopkins, Minnesota. The CFR sections found in BitLaw were adapted from materials found on the Internet. Patent regulations were taken from the MPEP (found on the USPTO web site and dated 1995).

Patent Bills in Congress

• Patent Bills in Congress - 104 Session - queries the Library of Congress THOMAS system for legislation particularly on patents.
• Patent Bills in Congress - 105 Session - queries the Library of Congress THOMAS system for legislation particularly on patents.

General

• Digests of Patent Opinions of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit - These digests summarize opinions of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit that address substantive and procedural aspects of United States patent law. Digests of opinions issued from 1992 to date are organized in both chronological and alphabetical order. Compiled by Fish & Richardson P.C.
• Synopsis of Application of Utility Guidelines with Examples from the USPTO
• Patent, Trademark, Copyright, and Intellectual Property provided by FedLaw.
• U.S. Patent Law Patent Law Materials of the Legal Information Institute of Cornell Law School including Title 35 of the US Code and US Supreme Court Opinions
• Patents Court-Judgements by Case Reference
• Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
• Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Last edited: April 2002 / Elyse Turner

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