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BitLaw

Online resource guide created by Daniel Tysver of the Minnesota-based law firm Beck & Tysver, which provides information on intellectual property and technology law. The site is divided into subject areas such as patent law, software patents, trademark law, copyright law and internet law. Each section has an executive summary followed by links to more in-depth coverage of the topic and specific pieces of legislation.

Ius Mentis

Dutch-language webgsite providing guidance on internet law and technology, by information and communications technology (ICT) lawyer Arnoud Engelfriet. The site is intended for lawyers and people working in the field of ICT. It covers patents, copyright, trademarks, database rights, information security, internet law, software and e-commerce. Many sections offer a 'crash course', introducing basic definitions as well as legal information.

Williams Powell

Willams Powell is a London-based firm of patent and trade mark attorneys. Their website gives a brief introduction to and definitions of patents, trade marks, design and copyright. General guidance is provided on filing a patent, writing a patent specification, patent searching and the likely costs involved. There is also advice on choosing and registering trade marks. Advice for overseas patent and trade mark attorneys is given on the site and brief guidance for people wishing to register patents or trade marks abroad.

Australian Trade Marks Office Decisions

An AustLII database containing decisions of the Australian Trade Marks Office from 1991 onwards. Cases can be browsed by name or year and there is a search facility. AustLII, the Australasian Legal Information Institute, was developed by the University of Technology in Sydney to provide public access to primary legal material. Data from the Australian Trade Marks Office is supplied by IP Australia.

Oficiul de Stat pentru Inventii si Marci

Romanian government body with responsibility for the protection of industrial property. The site provides information aoubt patents, trademarks, industrial design, topographies of integrated circuits and plants varieties. It includes a patent database and links to the State Office's services and publications. Details of regional centres and a list of IP attorneys are also available. The site is in Romanian.

ASIL Electronic Resource Guide: International Intellectual Property law

The American Society of International Law's Guide to Electronic Resources for International Law, written by Jonathan Franklin, Associate Law Librarian at the Gallagher Law Library, University of Washington School of Law. It consists of an introduction and commentary, supported by numerous links to treaties, national legislation and national decisions on other websites; there is also a section on subscription databases and guidance on secondary sources, including resource guides, bibliographies, blogs and electronic newsletters.

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