LibGuides: Patent Law Seminar (Afshar): Electronic Resources

U.S. Government Resources

Lex Machina Legal Analytics (Lexis)
Lex Machina provides Legal Analytics to companies and law firms, enabling them to craft successful strategies, win cases, and close business.
Lexis+ Patent Practice Center
Find top patent law sources as soon as you sign in. The Lexis Advance® Patent Practice Center brings your trusted, go-to sources to the first screen you see—comprehensive primary sources (federal cases, agency decisions, codes and regulations); authoritative analysis, practical guidance and expert commentary; plus relevant and trusted news you can’t find elsewhere. Designed specifically for patent law practitioners, you can see the sources you count on and discover what else can help you, even tools beyond Lexis Advance, before your first click. Add your own favorite or often-used sources to the Center for even faster access. Lexis Advance Patent Practice Center—cut right to the chase.
Westlaw Precision Intellectual Property

Director's Forum: A Blog from USPTO's Leadership
USPTO's Blog.
Green Patent Blog
Intellectual Property Issues and clean tech.
IP Newsflash
IP Law Newsfeed.
IPWATCHDOG
A blog featuring magazine-length articles and op-eds on intellectual property law.
New York Times Patent and Trademark Office
NYT Patent and Trademark newsfeed.
The Patent Analyst
Scott Hicks, a registered U.S. Patent Agent living in Asheville, NC, writes “The Patent Analyst” blog. He has over a dozen years of experience in the mobile communications and web applications industries, and is recognized as a versatile and thorough engineer.
The Public Patent Foundation
The Public Patent Foundation is a not-for-profit legal services organization whose mission is to protect freedom in the patent system.

Questions and Answers: Patent Law
This study guide uses multiple-choice and short-answer questions to test your students’ knowledge of patent law doctrine. Each multiple-choice question is accompanied by a detailed answer that indicates which of four options is the best answer and explains why that option is better than the other three options. Each short-answer question (designed to be answered in no more than fifteen minutes) is followed by a thoughtful, yet brief, model answer. Q & A: Patent Law also includes a comprehensive topical index
Understanding Patent Law
The third edition of Understanding Patent Law provides important and comprehensive coverage for a foundational understanding of patent law, including summaries, overviews, and examples to illustrate the application of the most abstract and complex doctrines. This treatise includes clear and concise summaries of the major cases, with straightforward descriptions of the technology at issue. This edition has been revised to enhance the reader's understanding of all concepts covered in patent courses. Throughout, the book includes discussions of the background policy and historical underpinnings of the primary patent law doctrines to enable an understanding of the reasons that support the doctrine. The work is suitable for developing a working knowledge of the law, as well as for students enrolled in a patent law course.