Patent Law Resources

During the 2013 fall semester, the USD Law School will offer a course entitled "Introduction to Intellectual Property Law" taught by Adjunct Professor Mark Ekse. To support the students taking this course, the Law Library created a research guide for Intellectual Property Law. This guide covers many online and print resources for patent, copyright, trademark, and trade secrets law. 

In addition, the Law Library's latest display showcases selected patent law resources from its collection, including Moy's Walker on Patents, How to Write a Patent Application by Jeffrey G. Sheldon, The Manual of Patent Examining Procedure (also available online at the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) website, and Intellectual Property and Antitrust Handbook from the ABA Section of Antitrust Law.  Also featured on the display is the flowchart for the Process for Obtaining a Utility Patent, prepared and posted by the USPTO.

(This entry was originally written and posted by Marsha Stacey)