Law Library Research Guide:
Intellectual Property
Reference:
Treatises:
The Intellectual Property section is on the Law Library Third Floor, Range 318-19 and 324-25. Other publications can be located by using the GMU Library Catalog.
- Biiotechnology and the Law, by Iver P. Cooper. KF3133 .B56.
- Chisum on Patents, by Donald S. Chisum. KF3114 .C47.
- Gibson on Trademarks, by Jerome Gilson and Karin Green. KF 3180 .G542.
- Goldstein on Copyright, by Paul Goldstein. KF2994 .G65.
- Copyright Registration Practice, by James E. Hawes. KF3004 .H39.
- International Copyright Law and Practice, by Melville B. Nimmer and Paul Edward Geller. K1420.5 .I54.
- Internet Law and Regulation, by Robert E. Emeritz, Pike and Fischer. KF2763.4 .I58.
- Law of Copyright, by Howard B. Abrams. KF2994 .A722.
- Lindey on Entertainment, Publishing and the Arts, by Alexander Lindey and Michael Landau. KF4290 .L56.
- McCarthy on Trademarks and Unfair Competition, by J. Thomas McCarthy. KF3180 .M3.
- Milgrim on Trade Secrets and Licensing, by Roger M. Milgrim. KF3197 .A6 M5.
- Moy’s Walker on Patents, by Carl R. May, Albert Henrey Walker and Ernest Bainbridge Lipscomb. KF3114 .D444.
- Nimmer on Copyright, by Melville B. Nimmer and David Nimmer. KF2991.5 N5.
- Patent Law Fundamentals, by John Gladstone Mills, Robert Clare Highley, Donald Cress Reiley, and Peter D. Rosenberg. KF3114 .M55.
- Patry on Copyright, by William F. Patry. KF2991.5 .P382.
- Trade Secrets Throughout the World, Melvin F. Jager. K1577 .T73.
- Trademark Registration Practice and Forms, by James E. Hawes. KF3181 .H39.
- World Intellectual Property Rights and Remedies, edited by Dennis Campbell. K1401 .W675.
- World Patent Law and Practice, by J.W. Baxter and John P Sinnott. KF3114 .P28.
- World Trademark Law and Practice, by Ethan Horwitz. K1555.4 .H67.
Historical Treatises:
Popular Works:
Many titles intended for the layperson have forms that are useful to law students too. These are published by Nolo.com formerly Nolo Press. They are located in the Reference Section on the First Floor, Range 112. Older editions are on the third floor and can be checked out. They often have CDs available at the circulation desk. Some are available electronically through the GMU Library Catalog.
GMU Online Resources:
- BNA Intellectual Property Resources — Complete, up-to-date information and guidance on all aspects of trademarks, patents, and copyrights, from traditional issues to the new universe of Internet and e-commerce law.
- Cambridge Scientific Abstracts — A cluster of databases including: Agricultural Sciences; Aquatic Sciences, Biology, Computer Science, Market Research and more.
- CCH Intellectual Property, Computer and Internet Law.
- HeinOnline Intellectual Property Library — Digitized Law Journals.
- Index to Legal Periodicals and Books — Electronic database provides indexing of legal periodicals and books from 1908, full-text for more recent articles.
- ScienceDirect (Elsevier) — Provides online access (searching and browsing) to over 1600 journals published by Elsevier and its partners. Journals are available for most disciplines, including science, medicine, economics and the social sciences.
- Web of Science — Consists of the three multidisciplinary Citation Indexes covering the fields of science, social sciences and arts & humanities. It has citations and searchable author abstracts covering more than 8,570 journals.
LexisNexis: Has comprehensive libraries containing full-text cases, statutes, regulations, news, journals, and treatises: Copyright Law Library | Patent Law Library | Trademark Law Library.
(Law School users only)
See also individual treatises on LexisNexis:
- Chisum on Patents
- Nimmer on Copyright
- Intellectual Property Law Reviews
- Mealey’s Litigation Report
- Utility, Design and Plant Patents 1790-
Westlaw: (Law School users only)
Other Online Resources:
In addition to LexisNexis and Westlaw, other websites offer intellectual property information. The most important consideration when using an online website is the credibility of the source.
