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Intellectual Property Law: IP Basics

 

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To Study IP– The CALI Digital Study Tools (Copyright, Patent, or Trademark Law) and West Study Aids with links below are helpful digital resources to use as study aids to support class work. Understanding Intellectual Property Law, Intellectual Property Examples & Explanations (E&E), and the Intellectual Property Nutshells are helpful study aids available from Closed Reserve at the Library.  

To Better Understand IP – The two Intellectual Property Nutshells listed below and Understanding Intellectual Property Law are helpful in gaining an understanding of basic IP law concepts.  

Going Deeper

Once you understand basic IP law concepts, you can continue to gain a more in-depth understanding of those issues by conducting through IP Research on specific issues in one of the four IP law disciplines.  Or, you can keep up on the latest issues by reading IP News & Blogs   .

Digital Study Tools

   

The CALI site contains interactive computer-based tutorials on various legal subjects, including intellectual property.  To identify available modules, go to the CALI website, click on Lessons > Subject Outlines and select Copyright, Patent Law or Trademark.  Note also that the Subject Outlines contain a helpful overview of key topics in each of these three areas of IP.

West Study Aids includes over 500 titles from West, including Hornbooks, Nutshells, Gilbert Law Summaries, Black Letter, and Law Stories. The audio series Law School Legends and Sum & Substance are also included. Please use a browser other than Safari to access this resource.

Select "Intellectual Property Survey" at the linked page.  There are notes on Trademark law. 

Basic Intellectual Property Treatises

Introductory IP law treatises like the ones listed below will help you gain an understanding of the basic framework of IP law generally and each of four types of IPR. 

While the last two resources on this list are dated they nonetheless provide guidance on basic intellectual property law concepts.  

Circulation Policy

Study aids held in Closed Reserve:

  • Generally: 4 hour check out
  • First 2 weeks of term, Study Days, exam days: 2 hour check out
  • Cannot be charged to carrels or offices.

Types of Study Aids

Study Aid types:

Below are the types of aids you may find, listed in order of most comprehensive to least comprehensive: