Print: XXKF62 2000.A2, D'Angelo Law, Wilson Reading Room
LexisNexis: USCS - Title 15; Commerce and Trade
Westlaw: Federal Intellectual Property - U.S. Code Annotated (FIP-USCA database)
Internet: U.S. Trademark Law Rules of Practice & Federal Statutes via the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office
McCarthy on Trademarks contains references to legislative documents pertaining to trademark laws. See the Federal Legislative History research guide for information on how to compile a legislative history for other trademarks statutes.
Print: XXKF3180.M290 1996, D'Angelo Law, Reserve
Westlaw: MCCARTHY
Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act (ACPA)
USPTO Report to Congress: The Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act of 1999, Section 3006 Concerning the Abusive Registration of Domain Names
Internet: U.S. Patent & Trademark Office
Federal Trademark Dilution Act
Federal Trademark Dilution Act Legislative History, Compiled by the Library of Congress
Internet: THOMAS
Reporters
The United States Patents Quarterly
Print: XXKF2975.3.B87, D'Angelo Law, Bookstacks
Online: BNA Intellectual Property Library
Finding tools
The United States Patents Quarterly. Annual Digest.
Print: XXKF2975.3.U52, D'Angelo Law, Bookstacks
Electronic Sources for Copyright Decisions
LexisNexis: TRDMRK;FEDCTS
Westlaw: FIP-CS
Internet: Supreme Court Cases about Trademark (from the Legal Information Institute, Cornell)
Internet: Patent and trademark cases from Federal Circuit Court via IPO (from 1996)
Code of Federal Regulations, Title 37, Chapter I
Print: XXKF70.A3, D'Angelo Law, Wilson Reading Room
LexisNexis: PATENT;ALLREG
Westlaw: FIP-CFR
Online: HeinOnline (1938-1983)
Internet: GPO Access
Internet: U. S. Trademark Law Rules of Practice & Federal Statutes via the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office
Federal Register
Print: XXKF70.A2, D'Angelo Law, Wilson Reading Room (recent issues only)
LexisNexis: PATENT;ALLREG
Westlaw: FIP-FR
Online: HeinOnline
Internet: GPO Access
The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board adjudicates disputes relating to the registration of trademarks. The Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks hears other matters by petition.
Trademark Trial and Appeal Board
LexisNexis: TRDMRK;TTAB
Westlaw: FIP-PTO
Internet: Trademark Trial and Appeal Board via U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
The United States Patents Quarterly
Print: XXKF2975.3.B87, D'Angelo Law, Bookstacks
Online: BNA Intellectual Property Library
Commissioner of Patents
Decisions of the Commissioner of Patents
Print: K90.P3A2, D'Angelo Law, Storage (1869-1968)
LexisNexis: PATENT;COMMR (1981-present)
Westlaw: FIP-PTO
The United States Patents Quarterly
Print: XXKF2975.3.B87, D'Angelo Law, Bookstacks
Online: BNA Intellectual Property Library
Research Guide
"Federal Patent & Trademark Law", chapter 11 of Specialized Legal Research provides exhaustive coverage of trademark law sources in print and electronic formats.
Print: XXKF240.S690 1987, D'Angelo Law, Reference Desk
Background Reading
Basic Facts About Trademarks
Internet: Basic Facts About Trademarks via U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
The Law of Unfair Competition, Trademarks and Monopolies (Callmann)
Print: XXKF1609.C330 1981, D'Angelo Law, Bookstacks
Major Treatises and Looseleaf Services
Federal Unfair Competition (McKenney & Long)
Print: XXKF3193.M380 1989, D'Angelo Law, Bookstacks (2 vols.; loose-leaf)
Westlaw: UNFAIRCOMP
McCarthy on Trademarks and Unfair Competition
Print: XXKF3180.M290 1996, D'Angelo Law, Reserve (6 vol.; loose-leaf; updated quarterly)
Westlaw: MCCARTHY
Milgrim on Trade Secrets
Print: XXKF3197.M54 1967, D'Angelo Law, Reserve (4 vol.; loose-leaf; updated 3x year)
LexisNexis: MILGRM
Restatement of the Law - Third - Unfair Competition
Print: XXKF3195.R478 1995, D'Angelo Law, Reserve and Bookstacks (1 vol.; case annotations updated by pocket parts)
LexisNexis: UNCOM2 & UNCOM3
Westlaw: REST-UNCOM
Trademark Protection and Practice
Print: XXKF3180.G54, D'Angelo Law,Bookstacks (10 vol.; loose-leaf; updated semi-annually)
LexisNexis: GILSON
Finding Articles in Journals and Law Reviews
LexisNexis and Westlaw both provide databases specifically for finding articles on copyright law:
LexisNexis: COPYRT;IPLR
Westlaw: IP-TP
BNA's Patent, Trademark & Copyright Journal
Print: XXKF3091.A3B53, D'Angelo Law, Bookstacks
Online: BNA's Patent, Trademark & Copyright Journal
Trademark Reporter
Print: KA1.T75, D'Angelo, Bookstacks
LexisNexis: TRDMRK;TMR
Online: HeinOnline
The United States Patents Quarterly
Print: XXKF2975.3.B87, D'Angelo Law, Bookstacks
Online: BNA Intellectual Property Library
The United States Patent & Trademark Office
Internet: U.S. Patent & Trademark Office
Forms
American Jurisprudence Legal Forms (v.17)
Print: XXKF170.A542, D'Angelo Law, Bookstacks
Westlaw: AMJUR-LF
Current Legal Forms, with Tax Analysis (v.2)
LexisNexis: MATBEN;CLFTA
Nichols' Cyclopedia of Legal Forms Annotated (v.8A)
Westlaw: NICHOLS-LF
West's Legal Forms: Intellectual Property--Patents, trademarks, copyrights (v.25)
Print: XXKF1384.A65W47 1981, D'Angelo Law, Bookstacks
Westlaw: WEST-LF
Internet: U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: Trademark Forms
Trademark Practice Aids
Preparing U.S. Trademark Applications: Avoiding Common Mistakes
Print: XXKF3180.A93 2002, D'Angelo Law, Bookstacks
Trademark Registration Practice
Westlaw: TMREGPRAC
Trademark Manual of Examining Procedure (TMEP)
Print: XXKF3180.G55 2005, D'Angelo Law, Bookstacks
LexisNexis: Trademark Manual of Examining Procedure
Westlaw: Trademark Manual of Examining Procedure (FIP-TMEP database)
Internet: Trademark Manual of Examining Procedure via U.S. Patent & Trademark Office
Trademark Acceptable Identification of Goods and Services Manual
Internet: U.S. Patent & Trademark Office
Official Gazette of the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office - Patent and Trademark Notices
Print: T223.V3 P38, Crerar, 1st Floor Physical Science Journals
Internet: Patent and Trademark OG Notices (1995-date)
There are many sources for trademark searching. Bibliographic searhces allow you to search descriptive information about trademarks. Full-text searches retrieve the description of the trademark as well as any drawings associated with a registered trademark. The Trademark Official Gazette lists trademark registrations issued each week and those published for opposition.
Bibliographic Search
Index of Trademarks Issued from the United States Patent and Trademark Office
Print: T223.V4A21, Crerar, Bookstacks
Full Text Trademark Registrations
LexisNexis: Federal Trademarks
Westlaw: TRADEMARKSCAN - U.S. - Federal (Dialog) (FIP-TM database)
Internet: Trademark Electronic Search System (TESS) via the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office
Trademark Official Gazette
Internet: U.S. Patent & Trademark Office (most recent 5 issues)
The U.S. Patent & Trademark Office web site provides a variety of resources regarding trademarks.
Consult Basic Facts About Trademarks an informative guide that explains the differences between different types of intellectual property. Frequently Asked Questions About Trademarks provides more details about trademark registration, trademark searching, and applications for trademark registration.