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Intellectual Property Research Guide: General Resources & Treatises

Introduction

This guide provides an overview of the many sources of intellectual property resources available to patrons at the Louis L. Biro Law Library. Intellectual property (IP) includes

  • copyrights
  • patents
  • trademarks
  • trade secrets
  • unfair competition

General Resources in the Law Library

Intellectual Property materials are generally found in the call number range KF2971-KF3193. Print resources are available in the Academic Success section (or on Reserve) on the 6th Floor or the 10th Floor of the Law Library. Related Subject Headings include the following.

Intellectual property -- United States

Copyright -- United States

Patent laws and legislation -- United States

Patents -- United States

License agreements -- United States

Patent licenses -- United States

Trademarks -- Law and legislation -- United States

Trade secrets -- United States

Illinois Resources

Request a Research Appointment

For assistance with legal research questions, research strategies, print research, or legal databases questions, contact the UIC Law reference librarians via law-library@uic.edu or "Make an Appointment" via the online scheduler. Please book your appointment 48 business hours in advance. Alternatively, you can stop by the reference desk for immediate help with a quick research question.

Multi-Volume Treatises

Howard B. Abrams, The Law of Copyright (Westlaw)

Donald S. Chisum, Chisum on Patents (Lexis)

Jay Dratler, Jr., Intellectual Property Law: Commercial, Creative, and Industrial Property. 10th Floor - KF2979.D72

Jay Dratler, Jr., Licensing of Intellectual Property. 10th Floor - KF3145.D75

Jerome Gilson & Anne Gilson LaLonde, Gilson on Trademarks (Lexis). 10th Floor - KF3180.G428

Melvin F. Jager, Trade Secrets Law (Westlaw)

J. Thomas McCarthy, McCarthy on Trademarks and Unfair Competition (Westlaw). 10th Floor - KF3180.M127

Roger M. Milgrim, Milgrim on Licensing (Lexis). 10th Floor - KF3145.A6 M55

Roger M. Milgrim, Milgrim on Trade Secrets (Lexis). 10th Floor - KF3197.A6 M598

R. Carl Moy, Moy’s Walker on Patents (Westlaw). 10th Floor - KF3114.M69

Melville B. Nimmer & David Nimmer, Nimmer on Copyright (Lexis). 10th Floor - KF2991.5.N5

William F. Patry, Patry on Copyright (Westlaw). 10th Floor - KF2991.5.P38

Peter D. Rosenberg, Patent Law Fundamentals (Westlaw)

One-Volume Treatises & Hornbooks

Robert L. Harmon, Patents and the Federal Circuit. 10th Floor - KF3114.H347

Ronald B. Hildreth, Patent Law: A Practitioner’s Guide. 10th Floor - KF3098.H54 2012

Siegrun D. Kane, Kane on Trademark Law: A Practitioner’s Guide. 10th Floor - KF3180.K35

Henry H. Perritt, Jr., Trade Secrets: A Practitioner’s Guide. 10th Floor - KF3197.P47

Some of the IP Academic Success Books

Stephen McJohn, Intellectual property: Examples & Explanations. 6th Floor (Academic Success & Reserve) - KF2980.M42 2019

Arthur R. Miller, Intellectual Property: Patents, Trademarks, and Copyright in a Nutshell. 6th Floor (Academic Success) & 10th Floor - KF2980.M52 2012

HeinOnline

HeinOnline has a specific Intellectual Property Library, allowing for searching across all of Hein's IP information including

  • More than 100 legislative histories, including a complete history of copyright laws from 1909 to date
  • More than 400 books
  • Code of Federal Regulations Title 37
  • U.S. Code Titles 17 & 35
  • Manual of Patent Examining Procedure
  • More than 50 journals
  • Trademark Manual of Examining Procedure

HeinOnline also has the best overall coverage of historical intellectual property materials.