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IP Law

Below you will find links to the U.S. federal and California statutes pertaining to intellectual property law. Intellectual property law comprises the U.S. Constitution (particularly Article I, Section 8) and the U.S. federal statutes concerning patents, trademarks, and copyrights available at the links below.

Certain state laws pertain to other types of protection such as trade secrets, while International PCT rules pertain to filing patents in other countries under the Patent Cooperation Treaty.

Patent Laws, Resources, and Rules - These are the governing sources for the procurement and enforcement of all patent rights in the United States and are the basis for all patent protection.

Trademark Laws, Resources, and Rules - Here you will find the statutes and rules for the handling of trademark filing and enforcement of rights.

Copyright Laws, Resources, and Rules - These are the statutes and rules which govern the handling and enforcement of all copyright matters in the United States.

Federal Court Litigation Resources - This is a listing of Federal Statutes, Rules, Jury Instructions and Calendars for the Central District of California, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals

California State Law and Resources - The intellectual property provisions of California law are distributed throughout California's many topical codes. Use this link to search the various code sections.

International PCT Rules and Regulations - These are the rules and guidelines for handling Patent Cooperation Treaty patent application filings that allow patent pending status in well over a 100 different countries throughout the world with a single central filing.

Intellectual Property Resources-Lawyer Express - Resources from a variety of sites for investigation of intellectual property matters concerning patent, copyright and trademark issues.

U.S. Constitution - The main source of all intellectual property rights in the United States.

For basic information about various aspects of California law other than intellectual property, visit LawHelpCalifornia.org.

Our attorneys can attend to clients' intellectual property needs from our Santa Monica, Westlake Village - Thousand Oaks and Long Beach, California offices serving Los Angeles, Orange and Ventura Counties to assist with any patent, trademark, copyright, trade secret, trade dress or domain name issues, as well as help other lawyers. We are intellectual property attorneys who handle all aspects of clearance, filing, prosecution, licensing, maintaining and litigating intellectual property matters.