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NEWS AGENCIES
  • American Lawyer's Media Law.com
    The American Lawye's Media LAW.COM Newswire is a free daily email digest of the most important legal news stories in the USA. News is collated from 20 newspapers and US Law journals.
  • Asian Legal Business
    "Asia's leading legal news and feature magazine with a large amount of IP news, feature articles and profiles, along with all other aspects of commercial law and jobs"
  • The BizTech Network
    Articles and reports on Intellectual Property with a great list of links to Intellectual Property Resources and legal networks. Select "Intellectual Property & Legal Issues" from the drop down menu.
  • BPCouncil
    Location: Geneva
    The BPCouncil is a dynamic virtual community dedicated to brand protection and intellectual property professionals addressing a wide spectrum of issues: technological advancements, legal developments, market trends and more. In addition, we provide members with direct access to comprehensive resources, networking tools and commercial opportunities.
  • Findlaw
    Another general law website, but it includes intellectual property newswire stories collated from Reuters. Visit the
    Legal News pages on FindLaw.
  • Findlaw Australia
    "For legal professionals, business and consumers au.FindLaw.com contains practical, in-depth and timely information on legal issues. au.FindLaw.com accesses an extensive database of materials covering topics ranging from business issues, such as commercial, taxation, bankruptcy, real estate and intellectual property law, to consumer-related issues, such as estate planning, health, family and employment law. Au.FindLaw.com also has a searchable directory of Australian lawyers and legal professionals, making the process of seeking legal guidance and advice easier. Au.FindLaw.com is wholly owned by Thomson Legal & Regulatory."
  • Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO)
    IPO was founded in 1972 in the US. The US association represents owners of intellectual property rights. It runs a daily news service of news wire reports relevant to its interests, which are emailed to members and posted to the Web.
  • IPJUR
    IPJUR provides summaries of news from European and other sources mainly relating to software patents and IT Law.
  • IP Newsflash
    Provides up to date with press, notices and decisions in the field of patents and trademarks.
  • IP World News
    Location:United Kingdom
    International IP news brought to you daily from Informa, the publisher of Trademark World, Patent World and Copyright World. The online news desk reports on news as it happens, across trademarks, copyright, patents and pharmaceutical law.
  • Legal Media Group
    LegalMediaGroup.com brings together the resources of Euromoney Institutional Investor's legal publishing division in a single web portal. Choose one of our channels for news, analysis, features and discussion, plus LMG’s magazines, legal-market guides and supplements.
  • WWW Multimedia Law
    This website focuses on multimedia law including Domain Name and Internet Law issues. It runs a news page as part of the website as well as providing links for law publications and law search engines.
JOURNALS & MAGAZINES

GENERAL

  • WPTN Magazine
    Ahuja's World Patent & Trademark News TM [WPTN TM], a complimentary news magazine has been produced by D. P. Ahuja & Co., for the last 9 years. This news magazine presents selected news and cases on the latest developments in the area of intellectual property law and practice, from around the world. WPTN is published bi-monthly with abstracted articles. The full articles of the abstracts in the bi-monthly issues can be read on the WPTN website. WPTN is hosted online at www.wptn.com. It is available online, free of charge and has text search capabilities. WPTN is updated every week and a weekly e-magazine WPTN - World Patent and Trademark News is circulated worldwide, by email.
  • BNA's Patent, Trademark and Copyright Journal
    BNA's Patent, Trademark and Copyright Journal provides "accurate, unbiased news coverage of significant federal and state developments affecting every area of intellectual property law". This subscriber service is issued weekly.
  • Copyright World magazine
    "Copyright World is the only publication to bring its readers regular information on the latest changes in international legislation together with expert case commentary and detailed articles, all of which are written by the world's foremost copyright specialists.  The magazine is published 10 times each year and includes 2 free supplements plus a free copy of the International IP Directory."
    Published by Informa Law.
  • Domain Names Quarterly
    "Domain Names Quarterly is a new magazine that looks at global IP protection issues and the use of trademarks in qualifying domain name protection. It looks at top level domains and their pros and cons; ways to combat cybersquatting, cybercloning and other forms of domain name/trademark abuse; decisions made under the ICANN Domain Name Dispute Resolution policy. A subscription includes 4 issues each year."
    Published by Informa Law.
     
  • e-News on Copyright
    Australia Commonwealth Attorney-General's Department's Copyright Newsletter.
  • Global Intellectual Property Asset Management Report
    "Global Intellectual Property Asset Management Report delivers exclusive information and advice from highly respected executives who have already dealt with the same issues that face your company or client. They will tell you what you need to know in a practical, hands-on style."
  • Harvard Journal of Law & Technology
    The USA Harvard Law School puts out its own journal - Harvard Journal of Law & Technology (JOLT). The journal claims to provide insights into the legal implications of emerging technologies.
  • IDEA - The Journal of Law and Technology ($)
    The Journal of Law and Technology is published by the Franklin Pierce Law Centre. The journal contains "articles about intellectual property from around the world. Topics include legal issues involving patents, copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets and unfair competition". Articles are available online or in hardcopy version by subscription.
  • Information Today, Inc.
    Publisher of research periodicals dealing with the information profession - "Searcher Magazine" and "Information Today". "
    Searcher" is a magazine aimed at database professionals. "Information Today" offers total coverage of information industry late-breaking news and long-term trends. Both magazines are available to subscribers ($) or articles from the previous two year's worth of editions can be downloaded free from the Internet.
  • Intellectual Property Decisions
    "Since it was first established in 1977, Intellectual Property Decisions has developed a reputation as the first point of reference for professional requiring up-to-date abstracts of the courts relating to intellectual property issues. The newsletter is published monthly" Published by Informa Law.
  • Intellectual Property Newsletter
    "Intellectual Property Newsletter provides a clear, concise and accurate overview of all the latest news and views from the world of intellectual property, and ensures the information needed is always available. The newsletter is published monthly."
    Published by Informa Law.
  • Intellectual Property Today
    "Intellectual Property Today is a publication focused on issues in intellectual property (patent, trademark and copyright ) law".
    ($)
  • Internet Patent News Service
    The Internet Patent News Service is a "daily news service dealing with information about the patenting world" including announcements from various Patent Offices around the world, stories on interesting new patents, etc. This is a free subscriber service.
  • IP Mag.Com
    "The Magazine for Law and Policy of High Technology" - Available online and in paper form.
  • IP-Wire
    The newsletter is published month on the
    IPR-Helpdesk website and an email version is available free of charge.  The IPR-Helpdesk is an intellectual property rights assistance service created by the European Commission.
  • IP World Online ($)
    A subscriber service, run by LLP Limited, that includes titles such as "Trademark World", "Patent World" and "Copyright World".
  • Journal of Intellectual Property Law (JIPL) ($)
    A "student-edited law journal devoted solely to the field of intellectual property law; specifically patent, trademark, copyright, trade secrets, unfair trade, entertainment and related topics." Published biannually by students of the Georgia School of Law. Available by subscription.
  • Just do IP
    Australia's only weekly online newsletter, in a searchable format, on intellectual property news with a regulatory and competition focus. The newsletter is issued free of charge to subscribers.
  • The Journal of Online Law
    An online publication that concentrates on law and online communications (cyberspace). It is run by the College of William and Mary School of Law in the USA.
  • Journal of Technology Law & Policy
    The Journal of Technology Law & Policy publishes articles "that focus upon the legal and policy aspects of various technology issues". The journal is a University of Florida co-curricular organisation and is available online.
  • Jurisdiction Law
    "The latest word on the law on the internet". Includes news relating to patents, trademarks, copyright, trade secrets, industrial designs, etc.
  • Laws of .Com
    Laws of .Com is a bi-weekly law journal written and edited by leading technology and e-business lawyers from some of the country's largest and elite law firms. The topics covered include E-commerce law, Privacy laws, Copyright law, Trademark law, Technology law, Software & licensing laws, Online music laws, VoIP laws, Online publishing laws, Online defamation (libel & slander) laws, and Internet laws.
  • Managing Intellectual Property
    Managing Intellectual Property was founded in 1990. It is now firmly established as the leading international magazine for IP owners, with over 10,000 readers across the globe. About three-quarters of the readers are senior in-house counsel in multinational companies. In September 2001, MIP merged with IP Asia, the leading magazine covering intellectual property and communications law in the Asia-Pacific region. Managing Intellectual Property is published 10 times a year and includes news, data, in-depth articles and interviews with influential IP figures. Articles are written by our own full-time journalists and by specialized intellectual property practitioners.
  • Media World magazine
    "Media World identifies and examines significant and landmark cases in the world of media and entertainment law. It addresses media and contractual issues. In addition it looks at media and intellectual property, defamation, statutory and industry regulation, competition law, copyright, trademarks, passing off and breach of confidence. A subscription includes 10 issues a year." Published by
    Informa Law.
  • Patent World magazine
    "Patent World provides a comprehensive combination of news, reviews, and in-depth articles, a subscription to Patent World is the best way to keep up to date with international developments in patent law and practice. The magazine is published 10 times a year and subscribers also receive 2 free supplements and a copy of the International IP Directory." Published by
    Informa Law.
  • PatentlySilly.com
    A humour website created by Daniel Wright that lists weird and wonderful patents issused by the USPTO.
     
  • The Richmond Journal of Law & Technology
    This exclusively online journal, "focuses on the impact that computer-related and other emerging technologies have on the law." Students of the University of Richmond School of Law publish the journal.
  • Trademark World magazine
    "Trademark World brings its readers the most important trademark information month by month. Each issue is a lively blend of expertly written articles, news of changes in international legislation and practice, as well as comment on the cases that matter. A subscription includes 10 issues each year plus 2 free supplements and a free copy of the International IP Directory." Published by
    Informa Law.
     
  • University of Texas IP Journal
    "Articles appearing in the Journal focus on substantive legal issues and recent developments in the areas of Patent, Copyright, Trademark, Unfair Competition, and Trade Secret law"
  • WIPO Magazine
    The World Intellectual Property Organization's monthly publication is available in English, French and Spanish.
  • World Patent Information ($)
    World Patent Information provides a "worldwide forum for the exchange of information between people working professionally in the field of Industrial Property". This subscriber service is issued quarterly.
  • WWW Virtual Law Library
    The Indiana University School of Law Library runs this website in conjunction with the World Wide Web Virtual Library. Contains a long list of Law journal titles and links to other law sites.
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JOURNALS

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  • Europe - Official Journal of the EPO
    Full-text issues of the Official Journal of the EPO can be downloaded in English, French or German. Issues published in 1997 through to present are available.
  • Hungary - Review of Industrial Property Protection
    A supplement to the Gazette of Patents and Trademarks publishing analytic interpretations, legal cases, studies and policy making announcements. Published bi-monthly in Hungarian.
  • Lithuania - Lithuanian Patent Office Official Gazette
    The Internet version of the Official gazette of the Lithuanian Patent Office contains bibliographic data, legal status data, changes and rectifications to patents, industrial designs, trademarks and service marks.
  • Norway - Norwegian Patent Office
    The Norwegian Patent Office gazette issues from 2001 plus annual indexes from 1998 in Adobe Acrobat format.
  • Switzerland - Swiss Commercial Gazette
    The Swiss Commercial Gazette is published by the Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property. The gazette is available for download in English, German, Italian and French.
OPINION
  • Internet Patent News Service
    A free subscriber service that offers a daily news email service of information dealing with patents. The publisher, Gregory Aharonian, also includes his opinions on controversial patent matters.
  • Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF)
    The Electronic Frontier Foundation is a non-profit organisation established in the US in 1990, aimed at protecting civil liberties, privacy and freedom of expression in the areas of computers and the Internet. As part of the website it runs a "What's HOT in Intellectual Property & Fair Use" bulletin page.
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