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ABA Section of Intellectual Property Law
Careers In Intellectual Property Law
Appendix: Additional Sources Of Information


A. Law Schools Offering a Significant Number of Intellectual Property Law Courses

Boston University, School of Law, 765 Commonweath Ave., Boston, MA 12215
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, 55 5th Ave., New York, NY 10003
Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology, 565 West Adams St., Chicago, IL 60661-3691
Columbia University School of Law, 435 W. 116th St., New York, NY 10027
University of Dayton School of Law, Program in Law & Technology, Dayton, OH 45469-1320
Emory University, School of Law, Gambrell Hall, Atlanta, GA 30322-2770
Franklin Pierce Law Center, 2 White Street, Concord, NH 03301
George Mason University Law School, 3401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22201
George Washington University National Law Center, 720 20th Street NW, Washington, DC 20052
University of Georgia, School of Law, Athens, GA 30602-6012
John Marshall School of Law, 315 South Plymouth Court, Chicago, IL 60604
Marquette University Law School, 1103 West Wisconsin Avenue, P.O. Box 1881, Milwaukee, WI 53201-1881
New York University School of Law, 40 Washington Square South, New York, NY 10012
Santa Clara University School of Law, Santa Clara, CA 95053
University of Baltimore School of Law, 1420 N. Charles St., Baltimore, MD 21201
University of California, Los Angeles, School of Law, 405 Hilgard Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90024
University of Houston Law Center, 4800 Calhoun Boulevard, Houston, TX 77204- 6391
University of Southern California Law Center, University Park, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0071
University of Washington School of Law, Condon Hall JB-20, Seattle, WA 98105
Vanderbilt University School of Law, Nashville, TN 37240

B. Patent Bar Exam

Clerk, Committee on Enrollment and Discipline, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Box OED, Washington, DC 20231

C. Patent Bar Review Courses

Patent Resources Group, Inc., 2000 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Suite 3450, Washington, DC 20006
John Marshall Law School, Review Course for Patent Office Exam, 315 S. Plymouth Ct., Chicago, IL 60604
Practicing Law Institute, Department PZC, 810 7th Avenue, New York, NY 10019
Univ. of Houston Law Center, Intellectual Property Law Institute, 4800 Calhoun Blvd., Houston, TX 77204-6371

D. Applying for Position as Examiner in the USPTO

Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks, Department of Commerce, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Washington, DC 20231

E. National Intellectual Property Law Organizations

American Bar Association, Section of Intellectual Property Law, 750 North Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60611
American Intellectual Property Law Association, Executive Director, Suite 203, 2001 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA 22202
Copyright Society of the U.S.A., Columbia University School of Law, 435 W. 116th St., New York, NY 10017
Licensing Executives Society, 71 East Avenue, Ste. S, Norwalk, CT 06851
International Trademark Association, 1133 Ave. of the Americas, New York, NY 10136-6710

F. Publications

  1. Intellectual Property Law In General
    How to Protect and Benefit from Your Ideas American Intellectual Property Law Association, Suite 203, 2001 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA 22202
  2. Patents
    Marketing Your Invention
    Submitting an Idea
    What is a Patent?

    American Bar Association, 750 N. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60611

    Introduction to Patents
    General Information Concerning Patents
    Questions and Answers About Patents
    General Requirements for Admission to the Examination for Registration to Practice in Patent Cases Before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

    U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Patent & Trademark Office, Washington, DC 20231

  3. Copyrights

    Copyright Office Information Kit
    U.S. Copyright Office, Public Information Dept., Library of Congress, Washington, DC 20559

    What is a Copyright?
    American Bar Association, 750 N. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60611

  4. Trademarks

    General Information Concerning Trademarks U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Patent & Trademark Office, Washington, DC 20231

    Careers in Trademark Law
    International Trademark Association, 1133 Ave. of the Americas, New York, NY 10136

    What is a Trademark?
    American Bar Association, 750 N. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60611

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