Intellectual Property Law Research
November 2024
Updated by Paul Hellyer
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Introductory Sources
(Selected sources providing a quick overview)
Copyright Law in a Nutshell (4th ed. 2022) West Academic
Intellectual Property and Unfair Competition in a Nutshell (8th ed. 2024)
KF1610 .M35 2013 (RESERVE) West Academic
Intellectual Property: Patents, Trademarks, and Copyright in a Nutshell (7th ed. 2023)
KF2980 .M52 2018 (RESERVE) West Academic
Patent Law in a Nutshell (4th ed. 2023)
KF3114 .A34 2018 (RESERVE) West Academic
Principles of Intellectual Property (3rd ed. 2017)
KF2979 .M94 2017 (RESERVE) West Academic
Trade Secret Law in a Nutshell (3rd ed. 2025)
KF3197 .S26 (2018) (RESERVE) West Academic
Trademark and Unfair Competition Law in a Nutshell (3rd ed. 2021) West Academic
Understanding Patent Law (4th ed. 2024)
KF3114 .L36 2018 (RESERVE) LexisNexis Digital Library
Library Materials
Library Catalog
To search for books, journals, and audiovisual materials held by William & Mary libraries, use the online catalog.
Subject Queries:
- competition, unfair
- copyright
- intellectual property
- patent laws and legislation
- trade secrets
- trademarks
To search for materials from other libraries, use the Worldcat database.
Shelf Browsing
To browse the library's shelves for books on intellectual property law, look in or around call numbers KF2973-3197.
Primary Sources
(Selected sources only)
U.S. Code
Copyright: Title 17 uscode.house.gov / Lexis / Westlaw
Patents: Title 35 uscode.house.gov / Lexis / Westlaw
Trademarks: Title 15, § 1051 et seq. uscode.house.gov / Lexis / Westlaw
Case Law
Copyright Law Cases (Lexis)
Intellectual Property Cases (Westlaw)
Patent Law Cases (Lexis)
Trademark Law Cases (Lexis)
United States Patents Quarterly (Bloomberg Law)
Administrative Law & Agency Materials
Code of Federal Regulations, Title 37 (Patents, Trademarks & Copyrights) e-CFR / Lexis / Westlaw
Copyright Law Administrative Materials (Lexis)
Patent Trial and Appeal Board Decisions Lexis / Westlaw / USPTO website
Trademark Trial and Appeal Board Decisions Lexis / Westlaw / USPTO website
Treatises
(Selected sources only)
Howard B. Abrams, Law of Copyright (2010 & annual update) Westlaw
Malla Pollack, Callmann on Unfair Competition, Trademarks, and Monopolies (4th ed. 2016 & annual update)
KF1609 .C332 (2nd Floor) Westlaw
Donald S. Chisum, Chisum on Patents (1977 & quarterly update)
KF3110 .C4 (2nd Floor) Lexis
Jay Dratler, Jr., Licensing of Intellectual Property (1994 & semiannual update)
KF3145 .D73 1994 (2nd Floor) Lexis
Paul Goldstein, Goldstein on Copyright (3rd ed. 2005 & annual update) Westlaw / VitalLaw
Anne Gilson Lalonde, Gilson on Trademarks (rev. ed. 2007 & triannual update) Lexis
J. Thomas McCarthy, McCarthy on Trademarks and Unfair Competition (annual editions)
KF3180 .M29 2017 (2nd Floor) Westlaw
Roger M. Milgrim, Milgrim on Licensing (2013 & annual update) Lexis
Roger M. Milgrim, Milgrim on Trade Secrets (1967 & annual update) Lexis
Carl Moy, Moy's Walker on Patents (annual editions)
KF3114 .L5 2003 (2nd Floor) Westlaw
David Nimmer, Nimmer on Copyright (1963 & semiannual update)
KF2994 .N5 (2nd Floor) Lexis
William Patry, Patry on Copyright (2006 & semiannual update)
KF2991.5 .P382 2006 (2nd Floor) Westlaw
William Patry, Patry on Fair Use (2009 & annual update) Westlaw
Periodicals
Legal Source
Contains detailed indexing for over 1,200 legal journals, law reviews, yearbooks, institutes, statutes, bar association and university publications. Includes full text for over 400 journals. Coverage: 1908 - present.
Subject Queries:
- copyright
- fair use (copyright)
- intellectual property
- patents
- trade secrets
- trademarks
Selected Periodicals on Intellectual Property Law
AIPLA Quarterly Journal Lexis / Westlaw / HeinOnline
Chicago-Kent Journal of Intellectual Property Lexis / Westlaw / HeinOnline
Fordham Intellectual Property, Media, and Entertainment Law Journal Lexis / Westlaw / HeinOnline
International Review of Intellectual Property and Competition Law Lexis / Westlaw
Journal of the Copyright Society of the U.S.A. Lexis / Westlaw / HeinOnline
Journal of Intellectual Property Law Lexis / Westlaw / HeinOnline
Journal of the Patent and Trademark Office Society Lexis / Westlaw / HeinOnline
NYU Journal of Intellectual Property & Entertainment Law Lexis / Westlaw / HeinOnline
Trademark Reporter Lexis / Westlaw / HeinOnline
Texas Intellectual Property Law Journal Lexis / Westlaw / HeinOnline
Free Websites
American Intellectual Property Association (AIPLA)AIPLA is a professional association of more than 10,000 attorneys specializing in the practice of intellectual property law. AIPLA was formed to assist in improving the laws relating to intellectual property, including the study of, and comments on, amendments to the relevant laws protecting such property rights.
Copyright and Fair Use (Stanford University)This site is sponsored by the Stanford University Libraries, the Council of Library Resources, and FindLaw Internet Legal Resources. Abundant information, including current and proposed legislation and regulations, court decisions, treaties and conventions, and links to other intellectual property sites.
The Copyright Society of the USA
The Society is a center of the American copyright community for the bar, for industry, and for law schools. Its primary function is to gather, disseminate, and exchange information on the protection and use of rights in intellectual property.
Creative Commons
Creative Commons is a non-profit corporation committed to sharing scientific, creative, and other intellectual works with the general public.
U.S. Copyright Office
The Copyright Office is part of the Library of Congress and has responsibility for registering copyrights. You can use their website to search copyright registration records, view statutory and regulatory sources, and access guides to copyright law.
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
The Patent and Trademark Office is a bureau within the Department of Commerce. Its primary services are processing patent and trademarks, and disseminating patent and trademark information.
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
WIPO administers the Berne Convention and other important multilateral copyright treaties. On their website, you can see the text and status of copyright treaties and find copyright information for different countries.