United States Patent and Trademark Office

The United States Patent and Trademark Office is an agency Of The United States Department Of Commerce. Their website provides extensive information in regards all aspects of patent and trademark issues. This is an excellent resource for anyone considering the patent or trademark process or anyone looking for information about an existing patent or trademark.

United States Copyright Office

The United States Copyright Office is proud to be part of a long tradition of promoting progress of the arts and protection for the works of authors and is excited about the re-engineering of their operations. Their goal is to make major improvements in their public services and a key part of this initiative is […]

Find Law

Looking For Legal Advice? Whether you are looking for a lawyer or just want to find out a little about legal issues Find Law is a great place to start.

Copyright Website

Copyright Website this site endeavors to provide real world, practical and relevant copyright information of interest to infonauts, netsurfers, webspinners, content providers, musicians, appropriationists, activists, infringers, outlaws, and law abiding citizens.

Copyright Clearance Center

Copyright Clearance Center makes knowledge sharing possible with a suite of content licensing and permissions services that enable businesses and other enterprises to collaborate effectively, while ensuring that they respect the intellectual property of others.

Bitlaw: a Resource on Technology Law

Bitlaw: a Resource on Technology Law – site contains over 1,800 pages on patent, copyright, trademark, and Internet legal issues. The major topics covered include Patent Law, Software Patents, Trademark Law, Internet Law, Legal Links, Copyright Law, Primary Sources, and Forms and Contracts.

American Patent & Trademark Law Center

American Patent & Trademark Law Center information about patents and trademarks, a warning about inventor scams, a fee trademark online search, and a “ask a patent attorney a question” form that allows visitors to ask a patent or trademark question and get a free answer from a patent attorney.

What Is Copyright?

Copyright is a legal concept, enacted by governments, giving the creator of an original work of authorship exclusive rights to it, usually for a limited time, after which the work enters the public domain. Generally, it is "the right to copy", but usually provides the author with other rights as well, such as the right […]

What Is A Patent

A patent is a set of exclusive rights granted by a state to an inventor or his assignee for a fixed period of time in exchange for a disclosure of an invention. The procedure for granting patents, the requirements placed on the patentee and the extent of the exclusive rights vary widely between countries according […]