Intellectual Property (general)
Digital Media Law Project’s Overview of IP Law
Justia’s Intellectual Property Law Center
USPTO’s IP Basic Toolkits
Trademark Law
U.S. Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) website:
Protecting Your Trademark
Trademark Basics
Trademarks FAQs
Other good sources:
International Trademark Rights
International Trademark Association “Fact Sheets” (various trademark subjects)
Digital Media Law Project’s Trademark Law section
Justia’s Trademark Law section
NOLO’s Trademark Law section
Copyright Law
U.S. Copyright Office (USCO) website:
“Copyright Basics” PDF
Copyright Office Circulars (explaining specific areas of copyright law)
Copyright FAQs
Other good sources:
Stanford University Libraries’ Copyright Overview and Copyright FAQ
Digital Media Law Project’s Copyright Guide
Justia’s Copyright Law section
Patent Law
USPTO website:
General information concerning patents
Overview of patent process
Patent FAQs
Other good sources:
Justia’s Patent Law section
NOLO’s Patent Law section
Trade Secret Law
USPTO’s Intellectual Property Toolkit – Trade Secrets
Justia’s Trade Secret Law section
NOLO’s Trade Secrets section