Intellectual Property Law Resources: Treatises and In-Depth Reading

The standard work on trade secrets. Also available on Lexis and Lexis Overdrive.

A shorter alternative to Milgrim. Available on Westlaw.

This 53 volume set is the standard treatise on patents. Available in print in the law library (in the lower reading) room, as an eBook in the Overdrive Digital Library, and on Lexis.

BNA collects all patent (and trademark) cases and makes them searchable in the USPQ. To access, follow the link to sign in to your Bloomberg account, then scroll down to USPQ cases, classification outline, and headnotes.

The original standard treatise on copyright. It is available in print in the law library's lower reading room, as an eBook in the Overdrive Digital Library, and on Lexis.

The new standard work on copyright, more succinct than Nimmer. Updated only until 2009 in our library.

The Law of Copyright provides a firm and practical foundation in copyright law that goes beyond reciting rules, decisions, and statutes, to analyze the history and arguments that surround specific issues in copyright law.

The standard treatise on trademarks. Available in print at the law library in the lower reading room. Also available on Westlaw.

Addresses the theory and roots of intellectual property in a clear and enjoyable way.

Provides the full story behind many of the most important cases covered in Intellectual Property. Ebook.

Available in print in the First Floor Study Aids collection and as an eBook on West Academic Study Aids. In-depth and scholarly treatment of intellectual property issues. This book was published in 2003, so if using the print version, be sure to check the pocket part for updated content.