Legal Resources by Subject - Intellectual Property

Materials by Country :		Australia | Canada | China | European Union | Hong Kong | Japan | Malaysia | New Zealand | Singapore | South Korea | Taiwan | United Kingdom | United States
References :		Conventions | Publications | Dictionaries
Other Resources :		International Organizations | Useful Links

[Legal Resources by Subject Index]

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Australia

• IP Australia

Legislation

• IP Legislation

Canada

• Canadian Intellectual Property Office

Legislation

• Legislation pertaining to CIPO

China

• 中國知識產權司法保護
• 國家知識產權局
  • 中國商標網
• 國家版權局

Legislation

• 法律法規 (國家知識產權局)

Judgments

• 最高人民法院裁判文書 - 知識產權案件 (最高人民法院網)

Europe Union

• European Commission - Industry - Intellectual Property
• European Patent Office
• European Union Intellectual Property Office

Hong Kong

• Copyright Tribunal
• Intellectual Property Department

Legislation

• Copyright Ordinance (Cap. 528)
• Patents Ordinance (Cap. 514)
• Prevention of Copyright Piracy Ordinance (Cap. 544)
• Registered Designs Ordinance (Cap. 522)
• Trade Marks Ordinance (Cap. 559)

Japan

• Japan Patent Office (in Japanese and English code)

Legislation

• 法令檢索 (e-Gov) (in Japanese code)
  • 弁理士法
  • 知的財産基本法
  • 知的財産高等裁判所設置法
  • 実用新案法
  • 特許法
  • 商標法
  • 意匠法
  • 著作権法

Malaysia

• Intellectual Property Corporation of Malaysia

Legislation

• Copyright Act and Regulations
• Geographical Indications Act and Regulations
• Industrial Designs Act and Regulations
• Malaysia IP Laws and Treaties (WIPO Lex)
• Patent Act and Regulations
• Trade Marks Act and Regulations

New Zealand

• Intellectual Property Office

Legislation

• Copyright Act 1994
• Designs Act 1953
• Layout Designs Act 1994
• Patents Act 2013
• Trade Marks Act 2002

Judgments

• Copyright Decisions (justice.govt.nz)
• Designs Decisions (NZLII)
• Patents Decisions (NZLII)
• Trade Marks Decisions (NZLII)

Singapore

• Intellectual Property Office

Legislation

• Singapore IP Laws and Treaties (WIPO)

Judgments

• Hearings & Mediation (Intellectual Property Office)

South Korea

• Korean Intellectual Property Office (in Korean and English code)

Legislation

• Industrial Property Laws
• IP Treaties

Taiwan

• 經濟部智慧財產局 Intellectual Property Office - Ministry of Economic Affairs, ROC (in Big5 and English code)

Legislation

• 商標法規
• 專利法規
• 著作權法規

United Kingdom

• The Chartered Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys (CITMA)
• UK Intellectual Property Office

Legislation

• Administration of Justice Act 1970 ss 10, 54
• Anglo-Portuguese Commercial Treaty Act 1914 / 1916
• "Anzac" (Restriction on Trade Use of Word) Act 1916
• Broadcasting Act 1990 ss 176, 201, 202, 204, Sch 17
• Chartered Associations (Protection of Names and Uniforms) Act 1926
• Company and Business Names (Chamber of Commerce, Etc) Act 1999
• Copyright Act 1956
• Copyright (Computer Software) Amendment Act 1985
• Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988
• Copyright, etc and Trade Marks (Offences and Enforcement) Act 2002
• Copyright (Visually Impaired Persons) Act 2002
• Defence Contracts Act 1958
• Gun Barrel Proof Act 1868 / 1950 / 1978
• Hallmarking Act 1973
• Health Services and Public Health Act 1968 ss 59, 79
• Olympic Symbol etc (Protection) Act 1995
• Patents Act 1949 / 1957 / 1977 / 2004
• Patents and Designs Act 1907
• Patents, Designs and Marks Act 1986
• Plate Assay (Sheffield and Birmingham) Act 1772
• Registered Designs Act 1949
• Statute of Monopolies (1623)
• Trade Marks Act 1994

United States

• United States Copyright Office
• United States Patent and Trademark Office
  • Patent Full-Text and Full-Page Image Databases (searchable patent database)

Legislation

• Code of Federal Regulations
  • Title 37 - Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights
• United States Code
  • Title 15 Ch. 22 - Trademarks
  • Title 17 - Copyrights
  • Title 35 - Patents

Conventions

• United Nations Treaty Collection
• WIPO-Administered Treaties

Publications

I. Full Text Periodicals Subscribed by the Library

(More can be found by searching the CityU LibraryFind)

• Akron Intellectual Property Journal
• Buffalo Intellectual Property Law Journal
• Copyright Law Symposium
• Intellectual Property & Technology Law Journal
• Journal of Art, Technology & Intellectual Property Law
• Journal of Intellectual Property
• Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice
• Journal of World Intellectual Property
• Journal of the Copyright Society of the U.S.A.
• Marquette Intellectual Property Law Review
• Minnesota Journal of Law, Science & Technology
• Patent Journal
• Texas Intellectual Property Law Journal
• Tulane Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property
• University of Ottawa Law and Technology Journal = Revue de droit & Technologie de l'Universitea d'Ottawa
• Wake Forest Intellectual Property Law Journal

II. Publications Available Free on the Web

• WIPO Magazine (WIPO)

Dictionaries

• Glossary (USPTO)
• Glossary of Intellectual Property Terms (Canadian Intellectual Property Office)
• Glossary of Key Terms related to Intellectual Property and Traditional Knowledge (WIPO)

International Organizations

• World Intellectual Property Organization
  • WIPO Lex

Useful Links

• Hieros Gamos: Intellectual Property Law
• Primary Sources on Copyright (1450-1900)