Intellectual PropertyLibrary

One of the largest IP collections inthe world...

How we define IP

l patents

l trademarks

l copyrights

l trade secrets

l unfair competition

l licensing

l technology transfer

l inventorship

l entertainment

l e-commerce

l sports

l publishing

l multimedia

l cyberspace

l info technology

l art & music

l computer law

Myth: all IP is on the 3dfloor

l One Library

l General research tools with IP topics– case reporters and digests on 1st floor

– statutory codes and session laws on 1st floor

– regulations on 1st floor

– encyclopedias, etc. on 2d floor

– treatises on 1st floor

Primary sources of IP Lawl All IP laws & treaties of the world

l All U.S. I.P. laws and much history

l U.S. IP Case law reporters– United States Patents Quarterly

– Copyright Law Reporter

l IP Administrative Procedural Manuals– Manual of Patent Examining Procedure

– Trademark Manual of Examining Procedure

– Copyright Office Compendium

Access to multiple formats

l Print

l Lexis & Westlaw via LAN

l Web via LAN

l CR-ROM

Secondary sources

l Largest collection of IP English languagetitles in the U.S., now 13,000 volumes

l spanning hundreds of year

l Scholarly

l Practice

l Current awareness

l Domestic

l Foreign & international

Library of Congresssubject headings

call numbers on allfloors...

MELCAT Web catalog to access IPtitles by author, title, subject or

keyword

All stacks show call numbers...

IP Periodicalsl Most comprehensive

l Issues collate monthly, quarterly, seasonor annually– see slanted shelves for current calendar year

l Back issues sit next to current issues– some sets span wide time range

l WARNING : many IP periodicals not inelectronic format

l Access via MELCAT, indexes, online,citations...

Award winning WebPresence

www.ipmall.info

l Web resources

l IP at Pierce Law

l IP Library

l Hosted Resources

l FUN STUFF!

Nice space to research...

l quiet floor

l offices of IP Librarian & Assistant Director

l seating for 85

l Shaw Reading Area

l Blair Patent Models

l Artwork donated by graduate students fromaround the world

Public Services

l Library Staff is a team...

l IP Librarian with J.D. and LL.M. (I.P.)– teaches legal research, patent & trademark

searching

– reference services

l User Guides

l Literature from IP information vendors