Legal Research Guides by Course - Patent Bar

Course Description

A course designed for students with a special interest in patent law, and for those preparing to take the Patent Bar Examination. Students must complete weekly written assignments that require drafting patent claims and documents involved in patent preparation and prosecution. (2 credits) Paper

Faculty Who Teach This Course

• Lynn Alstadt, Esq. (adjunct professor)

Subject Covered Presently in Collection by:

Print Collection

KF3096-KF3165 Patent Law

Legal Research Databases

• Bloomberg BNA Online under Intellectual Property Law Resource Center - http://0-iplaw.bna.com.library.law.duq.edu/iprc/
• CCH Library - Intelliconnect under Intellectual Property
• Hein Online
• Westlaw and Lexis
• Bloomberg Law
• Legal Scholarship Network
• LoisLaw under Intellectual Property Law Library - http://www.loislaw.com/pns/index.htp?content=/pns/start.htp
• CALI under Intellectual Property - http://www.cali.org/category/cali-topics/2l-3l-upper-level-lesson-topics/intellectual-property
• CVN Law School under Intellectual Property (both audio and video cases available)

General Patent Law Sources

• Patent (LII) - http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/patent
• Patent Law (hg.org) - http://www.hg.org/patent-law.html
• Patents (FindLaw) - http://smallbusiness.findlaw.com/intellectual-property/patents/
• Patent Overview (Justia) - http://www.justia.com/intellectual-property/patents/
• Patent Law in the United States (BitLaw) - http://www.bitlaw.com/patent/index.html
• Intellectual Property Law: Patents, Trademarks & Copyright (AllLaw) - http://www.alllaw.com/topics/intellectual_property
• US Patent and Trademark Office - General Information Concerning Patents - http://www.uspto.gov/patents/resources/general_info_concerning_patents.jsp
• Manual of Patent Examining Procedure - http://mpep.uspto.gov/RDMS/detail/manual/MPEP/e8r9/d0e18.xml
• American Patent and Trademark Law Center - http://www.patentpending.com/index.php
• The Business of Patents - http://www.the-business-of-patents.com/
• World Intellectual Property Organization: Patents - http://www.wipo.int/patentscope/en/
• Kluwer Patent Law - http://www.kluwerpatentlaw.com/

Drafting Patent Claims Sources

• Patent Claim Construction: a Modern Synthesis and Structured Framework (Berkley Technology Law Journal) - http://btlj.org/data/articles/25_2/0711-0830%20Menell%20WEB.pdf
• How to Improve Patent Claim Interpretations (Federal Bar Journal) - http://www.huschblackwell.com/files/Publication/bcbb4586-941b-49dd-a802-6422ef7d9f95/Presentation/PublicationAttachment/31d34885-4730-462e-9711-66428db9bd0b/Manzo%20Article.pdf

Patent Bar Preparation Sources

• PatBar - http://patbar.com/
• Preparing for the Patent Bar (Top-Law-Schools.com) - http://www.top-law-schools.com/patent-bar-prep.html
• Exam Registration (USPTO) - http://www.uspto.gov/ip/boards/oed/exam/registration.jsp
• General Requirements Bulletin for Admission to the Examination for Registration to Practice in Patent Cases before the United States Patent and Trade Office (USPTO) - http://www.uspto.gov/ip/boards/oed/GRB_March_2012.pdf
• Patent Bar Review and Study Guide - http://mypatentbar.com/
• 5 Tips for Passing the Patent Bar Exam (IP Watchdog) - http://www.ipwatchdog.com/2011/08/15/5-tips-for-passing-the-patent-bar-exam/id=18602/

DCLI Webpage Links

• Primary Legal Research: Case Law, Statutory Law, Administrative Law (contains quick links to our federal and state statutes, our federal and state administrative codes, and federal and state case law)
• Legal Research Guides: Intellectual Property

Law School Concentrations

• Intellectual Property

This course satisfies the Professional Skills Course Requirement

 Created by Patricia Horvath
1/4/2013