LibGuides: Patent Law Research Guide: Home

About this Guide

This guide covers:

2. How to research the law about patents, including both primary and secondary sources.

Bloomberg Law Intellectual Property Practice Center
Secondary sources (including books on patent litigation, international patent litigation; forms; current awareness), statutes and regulations, cases, agency decisions, (United States Patent Quarterly), dockets, news & analysis. Includes Patent search
Westlaw - Patent Resources
Secondary sources, cases, agency decisions and guidance, regulations, statutes, forms, briefs, trial court orders and documents, news and analysis, dockets (US district ct), Includes Patent search.
Practical Law - Intellectual Property and Technology (Westlaw)
Patent counseling and transactions resource area, as well as Patent Litigation area. A curated collection of resources from Westlaw and Practical Law.
Lexis+ - Patent Law
Patent law sources on Lexis, including primary and secondary materials.
Lexis Intellectual Property Practical Guidance
“This module provides practical guidance, annotated forms and 'on point' cases and codes for attorneys who handle IP transactional and litigation matters.”
Hein Online Intellectual Property Law Collection
Includes legislative histories, federal agency decisions, scholarly articles, classic treatises, historic copies of codes and regulations, historic copies of Official Gazettes, Index of Patents Issued and Manual of Patent Examining Procedure.

For more sources about International and European Patent Law, see our International Patent Law guide

Keep in mind that you can Shepardize or Keycite a patent to turn up cases, litigation documents and related patents.

(Format for shepardizing - shep: patno 6553350)