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Intellectual Property

Treatises

Baxter World Patent Law. Baxter. Bender (Lexis)

  • Describes the complete patent process, from filing to grant, for all industrialized nations

Bensen on Patent Licensing Transactions. Bensen. Bender (Lexis)

  • Covers domestic and foreign patent licensing and contains over 300 pages of forms.

Chisum on Patents. Chisum. Bender (Lexis)

  • Provides in-depth analysis on the history of patent law, fundamentals of patents, and administrative processes. This treatise is a go-to for any preliminary patent research.

Horwitz on Patent Litigation. Horwitz. Bender (Lexis)

  • Discusses all stages of patent litigation, contains sample jury instructions, and issues checklist and litigation forms.

Patent Claims. Lipscomb. West (Law Library; Lexis)

  • Covers patent claims, from drafting to interpretation. It contains industry-specific chapters, including chapters on pharmaceutical patent claims, mechanical patent claims, and business process claims.

Practice Materials

AIPLA Model Jury Instructions. American Intellectual Property Law Association (Lexis; AIPLA.org)

  • This resource provides sample jury instructions for patent litigation. It is updated yearly.

West's Legal Forms. Thomson West (Law Library; Lexis; Westlaw)

Patent Law Practice Forms. Thomson Reuters (Westlaw)

Patent Official Forms. Thomson Reuters (Westlaw)

American Jurisprudence Legal Forms 2d. Lawyers Cooperative Publishing (Law Library; Lexis; Westlaw)

American Jurisprudence Pleading & Practice Forms Annotated. Thomson Reuters (Westlaw)

  • These resources contain a multitude of forms related to patent law, including patent applications, sample patent licensing agreements, and patent infringement claims.

Legal Periodicals

Journal of the Patent and Trademark Office Society. Patent and Trademark Office Society (Law Library; HeinOnline; Westlaw; Lexis)

  • This journal is a quarterly periodical that focuses specifically on patent and trademark law and issues.
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