Resources

Patent Basics

• What is a patent? (Source AIPLA)
• What Every Chemist Should Know About Patents, Fourth Edition (PDF)
• Who Owns My Invention (PDF)
• Common Inventorship and Patent Ownership Questions
• Global Patent Protection (PDF)
• US Patent Office – Patent Basics
• US Patent Office – Upcoming Webinars and Events
• Recent Changes in Patent Law
• Working Effectively with your Firm’s Patent Attorneys
• How Can There Be So Many Patents On One Device?

Copyrights

• What To Know About Copyright When Writing Your Dissertation
• Navigating publication: chemistry faculty and graduate students’ conceptions of copyright and fair use

Careers in Patent Law for Chemists

• Chemists in Patent Law

How CIP can help you?

• Government Advocacy
  • ACS Letter to Congress Supporting the Patent Eligibility Restoration Act
  • ACS Comment in Response to the National Institute of Standards and Technology Request for Information Seeking Ways to Improve the Effectiveness and Efficiency of Federal Technology Transfer (PDF)
• General Interest Articles from a Chemist’s Perspective
  • Lessons from Judge Pauline Newman
  • Lessons Learned from Charles Goodyear

Patent Offices and Patent Searching

• Patent Coverage in Chemical Abstracts
• United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
• World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Homepage
• European Patent Office (EPO) Homepage
• USPTO: General information concerning patents
• Rutgers Patent Information
• University of Maryland Research Guides

Intellectual Property Blogs and Podcasts

• Patently O
• Patent Progress
• IP Watchdog
• PharmaPatents
• AIPLA Podcast
• POSITA Podcast (AIPLA Patent Agent Committee)