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Careers in Intellectual Property Law

Appendix: Additional Source of Information

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

    American University Washington College of Law, 4801 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20016
    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
    The University of Akron School of Law, Akron, OH 44325-2901

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, 321 N. Clark Street, Chicago, IL 60610-4714
    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, 321 N. Clark Street, Chicago, IL 60610-4714

    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, 321 N. Clark Street, Chicago, IL 60610-4714

  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, 321 N. Clark Street, Chicago, IL 60610-4714

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