This guide includes general IP info that would be difficult to classify under one specific IP category. Each of those specific categories has its own guide.
The guides for Patents, Copyrights, Trademarks and Trade Secrets can be reached via the links in the box below.
Law students should nevertheless review this guide, since it provides general introductory sources useful for further research and as study aids.
Please note that many of the resources listed here require a law school log-in and are available only to the FIU College of Law community.
A PATENT is a limited duration property right relating to
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A TRADEMARK is a word, phrase, symbol, and/or design that identifies and
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A COPYRIGHT protects works of authorship, such as writings, music, and
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First 3 definitions from USPTO, Trademarks pages.
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TRADE SECRETS are defined in the Uniform Trade Secrets Act as
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(i) derives independent economic value, actual or potential, from not being generally known to, and not being readily ascertainable by proper means by, other persons who can obtain economic value from its disclosure or use, and
(ii) is the subject of efforts that are reasonable under the circumstances to maintain its secrecy.
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TRADE DRESS refers to the "dressing" or packaging of a product, and
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It is an extension of trademark in that in addition to the mark, the business employs a unique appearance scheme to develop brand identification with the consumer.
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You can search the catalog for journals or books with a keyword and filter for title. A better search strategy for these types of IP sources may be filtering for a subject heading. IP related materials are catalogued under quite a few subject headings. The most common are:
• Intellectual Property laws and legislation
• Intellectual Property United States
• Intellectual Property International Law
To search by Title, Journal Title, Author, ISBN or other categories use the link below: