Biotech- Legal
Resources*:
| Resource |
Description |
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Intellectual
Property |
Yahoo
search results: Intellectual
Property; Information you
can print and distribute to educate people within your organization on IP. Intellectual
Property Checklists. Biz@dvantage-
($) international and domestic patent, trademark, copyright searches.Nolo's Legal Encyclopedia  .Technology
Transfer: a Selected Reference List; Technology
Transition Checklist (software) |
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Patents |
Search
for patents, Rules & Regs. |
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US Patent &
Trademark
Office |
Basic
information on patent laws and rules, and (free, searchable) database of abstract and
other information from front page of U.S. patents issued since 1976 to the last few weeks. |
European
Patent Office. |
Info and
links to useful patent sites. List of European patent offices. |
| Foley & Lawdner |
Formerly known as the Biotech Law Web Server. Articles on patent law as it
relates to obtaining protection for biotechnology inventions under U.S. patent law. Patent Costs.(Foley and Lardner.) |
IBM Patent
Server |
(free,
searchable) database of U.S. patent abstracts and claims from patents issued since 1971,
and images of recently issued patents. Copies can be ordered for a fee. |
| MicroPatent |
(free)
full-text U.S. patents issued within the last four weeks. Access (fee based) to full-text
of U.S. patents from 1974 to present, some international patents. |
U.S. Patent
Act |
(free,
searchable) complete text of U.S. Patent Act, Cornell Law School. |
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| Copyrights | Legal Templates | Trademarks | Patents | Promotions |
Legal
Judgements | Intellectual Property | |
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InventNET |
Pending
patent legislation and inventor resources, including a directory of U.S. patent attorneys. |
USDA |
Full text
Ag Biotechnology Patents: (1994,1995), titles for 1996. |
| TESCO |
($)
- TESCO will monitor
Japanese patents and notify you of those related to your area of interest. |
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STO |
Source
Translation & Optimization's (STO) Internet Patent Search System- perform searches on
patents around the world, and access information on the patenting process. |
|
Legal
templates |
Starting templates for legal documents- MTA, NDA, License agreements. |
|
Forms
& Samples |
Non-disclosure agreement (NDA), Materials Transfer Agreement (MTA), Other MTA; Copyright - US Copyright Office; Trademarks - USPTO., License Agreements, Nondisclosure; Sponsored research; Invention Disclosure. Contract Clauses.
See also misc. |
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Trademarks |
Rules
& Regs, places to search for trademark use. |
|
USPTO |
US Patent & Trademark Office -Basic information on trademark laws and
rules |
Trademark-
search |
Search
trademarks on line for $5! Great way to do a fast, first pass trademark search on a
hot new product name. |
Information
Institute |
Trademark Materials--provides brief overview of U.S. trademark law, and links
to U.S. trademark statutes and rules |
Law Journal
Extra! |
Trademarks Page Articles about recent
developments in U.S. trademark law. |
| Search
for Trademark use online |
Tools for
discovering other users of trademarks and/or service marks:
Visit Webtaxi's business
database page to search yellow page listings for your trademarks; Big Book Yellow Pages
-Directory of U.S. businesses (searchable); |
| Name use |
Search Public Information, click on "other searches",
Name Availability to uncover if and where a business name is in use. (fee based) |
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| Copyrights | Legal Templates | Trademarks | Patents | Promotions |
Legal
Judgements | Intellectual Property | |
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Copyrights |
Rules and Regs, submission forms. |
|
US Copyright
Office |
Basic
information about U.S. copyright law, excellent
document on Copyright Basics
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U.S. Copyright
Law |
Text and
explanations of principal provisions of the U.S.
Copyright Act. Cornell Law School. |
Copyrights
Explained |
10 Myths About- Excellent opportunity
to brush up on your knowledge of copyrights and the Net. |
Cyber Law
Center |
Articles
and links to info about international intellectual property issues, primarily copyright
issues, related to Internet use. |
European
Commission
|
Legal Advisory Board on Intellectual Property Links to
international copyright laws and information about pending intellectual property treaty
provisions. European
Intellectual Property Law (Foley and Lawdner) |
Law Journal
Extra! |
Copyright Page Online edition of the Law Journal.
Articles about recent developments in U.S. copyright law. |
|
Legal
judgements |
check
out Legal judgements against a company ($) |
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Intellectual
property
research |
MVC can perform researches on intellectual property
issues (e.g. use of Trademarks, Patents). |
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Promotions |
No sites have been found which cover legal issues of promotions. Please
forward any links to MVC. |
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Misc. |
LegalDocs  -develop legal documents for personal purposes
on-line. Year 2000 issues: Craig Fieschko of DeWitt, Ross & Stevens provides an
overview of Legal issues for businesses in the
BioTactics Newsletter. |
