Compiled by Don Blair, Reference Librarian
June 2003

Print Resources

Nimmer on Copyright. By Melville B. Nimmer, David Nimmer M. Bender, 1993-. 10 vols. Looseleaf.
- This is the leading treatise on United States copyright law. It is updated annually. It is the most frequently cited treatise in court cases.

What the General Practitioner Should Know about Patent Law and Practice. By Arthur H. Seidel et al. 5th ed., ALI-ABA (1993).
- A clear overview of patent law.

What the General Practitioner Should Know about Trademarks and Copyrights. By Arthur H. Seidel et al. 6th ed. ALI-ABA (1992).
- A clear, concise overview of trademark law and copyright law.

Chisum on Patents. By Donald S. Chisum, Matthew Bender, 1997. 10 vols.
- The leading multivolume treatise on patent law. It does not cover the area of practice and procedure.

Patent Office Rules and Practice. By Lester Horwitz. Matthew Bender, 1971. 9 vols. Looseleaf.
- A practitioner's guide to practice before the U. S. Patent & Trademark Office.

The Law of Unfair Competition, Trademarks and Monopolies. By Rudolf Callman 4th ed. Revised by Louis Altman. 9 vols. New York, Callaghan & Co., 1981 rev.
- This is one of the major looseleaf treatises on the law of trademarks.

Trademarks and Unfair Competition. By Thomas A. McCarthy. 2d ed. 2 vols. The Lawyers Co-Operative Publishing Company, 1984-
- Recognized as an outstanding treatise on trademark law. Kept up to date by pocket parts.

Internet Resources

Public Library of Cincinnati & Hamilton County-Patent Department.
http://www.cincinnatilibrary.org/
- The Patent Department of the public library is one of the full patent depository libraries in the United States. It has the CASSIS computer database for complete patent searches. This library provides public access to U. S. Patent databases, full patents, weekly Gazettes, patent classifications and other patent and trademark reference sources. Their website is:

United States Patent and Trademark Office.
http://www.uspto.gov/web/forms/index.html
- This site has the current patent and trademark forms. The forms may be downloaded.

Copyright Office of the Library of Congress.
http://www.copyright.gov/
- U.S. Copyright Office forms are available at the following website, http://www.copyright.gov/forms/. Copyright circulars and factsheets are available at, http://www.copyright.gov/circs/. The circulars and factsheets provide basic information about registration, fees, compulsory licenses, and other aspects of the copyright process.