Resources

Patents and Trademarks

U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE

• Patent Information
• Trademark Information
• Patent and Trademark Assignment Search
• Trademark Classifications
• Document Forms
• Depository Library
• Patent Search Page
• Patent Quick Search Page
• Patent Fetcher
• Patent Application Information Retrieval (PAIR) System
• Trademark Search Page
• Trademark Document Retrieval
• Get Copies of Patents
• Official Gazette Notices
• Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB)
• Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT)
• World Intellectual Patent Office (WIPO)
• PCT Time Limit Calculator
• Search Electronic Publications
• PCT Applicant’s Guide
• PCT Forms

FOREIGN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OFFICES

• Links from USPTO
• Links from International Trademark Ass’n
• European Patent Office
• European Trademark Office (OHIM)
• Japanese Patent Office

COPYRIGHTS

• U.S. Copyright Office Site
• U.S. Copyright Forms
• U.S. Copyright Records Search

CANADIAN COPYRIGHTS

• General Information on Copyright Process

DOMAIN NAMES

• Network Solutions Whois Search
• Tucows Whois Search

U.S. CUSTOMS

• Check Customs IP Recordations
• Importation Information (PIERS Database)

FEDERAL AND DISTRIC COURTS

• Federal Central District Court of California
• The Federal Court Locator
• US Courts – Public Access
• United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit
• United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
• Federal Judiciary Home Page<
• Federal Judicial Center

SUPREME COURT

• Justices of the Supreme Court
• Supreme Court Decisions (1990-present)
• Supreme Court Decisions – Recent Highlights
• Supreme Court Opinions

SMALL CLAIMS– Los Angeles County Dept. of Consumer Affairs

• Information for Small Claims Plaintiffs
• Information for Small Claims Defendants
• Small Claims Forms

LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

• House of Representatives
• United States Senate
• Legislative Branch
• Library of Congress
• Congressional Research Service

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

• The White House
• Securities and Exchange Commission
• Congressional Email Directory
• United States Code (USC) Search
• Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Search
• Federal Register Search

STATE OF CALIFORNIA

• State of California
• California Corporations Search
• The State Bar of California

COUNTY/CITY OF LOS ANGELES

• County of Los Angeles
• City of Los Angeles
• Los Angeles Superior Court
• Los Angeles County Bar Association
• Los Angeles Public Library
• Library Catalog
• Los Angeles County Library
• Library Catalog

CITY OF SANTA MONICA

• City of Santa Monica
• Santa Monica Public Library
• Library Catalog
• Santa Monica Bar Association

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY – GENERAL

• World Intellectual Property Matter
• Yahoo – Government : Law : Intellectual Property
• Yahoo – Government : Law : Intellectual Property : Patents
• U.S. Patent Law (LII)
• U.S. Patent Law (BitLaw)
• Source Law Index
• Wacky Patents of the Month
• Patently Absurd! (UK)
• Abraham Lincoln’s patent – The only US President to ever hold a patent

LEGAL INFORMATION SITES

• American Bar Association
• Intellectual Property
• Continuing Legal Education
• Lawyer Referral Service of the Los Angeles County Bar Association
• Legal Dictionary
• Internet Law Library

LEGAL INFORMATION INSTITUTE (LII)

• Home Page
• U.S. Patent Law
• Westlaw Services
• The World Wide Web Virtual Library: Law
  (Indiana University School of Law)

TRAVEL GUIDES

• Los Angeles International Airport
• Hotels.com
• Airport Travel Sites
• Currency Conversion Table
• Virtual Tourist World Maps
• Rand McNally Maps
• MapQuest
• Thomas Guide (Street Maps)

MISCELLANEOUS WEBSITES

• How Stuff Works- Descriptions of Technology
• Merriam-Webster Dictionary
• MMI World Area Code Finder
• Internet Archive – The Wayback Machine
• The History Channel
• Fundamental Physical Constants – Conversion of Units
• McMaster-Carr Supply Company
• SolidWorks eDrawings CAD Viewer

ENTERTAINMENT

• IMDB
• Screen Actors Guild Awards
• Writers Guild of America, West
• Writers Guild Foundation