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Trademark Law Research Guide

Statutory Research

United States Code, Title 15, Chapter 22

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


Legislative Histories

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


Case Law Research

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)


Administrative Law Research

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

Agency Decisions

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


Secondary Sources

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


Current Awareness

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


Practice Materials

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)


Trademark Searching

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)


U.S. Patent & Trademark Office

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.

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