Thursday, April 10, 2008

New Database: BNA's Intellectual Property Library

We are pleased to announce on and off campus access to BNA's Intellectual Property Library including United States Patents Quarterly (USPQ). USPQ is a comprehensive collection of court decisions and administrative rulings affecting intellectual property law. Major topics covered include patent, copyright,trademark, unfair competition, trade secret and computer software protection law. Tribunals reported include the U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, U.S. Court of Customs & Patent Appeals, U.S. Court of Appeals, U.S. Court of Federal Claims, U.S. Claims Court, U.S. District Courts, U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, U.S. International Trade Commission, State Courts (including District of Columbia) and other selected judicial bodies. Each decision is reported in full text and contains BNA headnotes and classification numbers.

The database also provides access to key intellectual property laws and regulations. Click here to register for e-mail updates when new content is published in the Intellectual Property Library. Click here to learn about the advanced features of the database including how to formulate and save your searches.