Databases & Legal Resources
Searchable legal source material for U.S. intellectual property work — the trademark statutes and rules, the TMEP, plus the U.S. Copyright Act, the Copyright Office rules, the DMCA, and the registration Compendium.
Searchable legal source material for U.S. intellectual property work — the trademark statutes and rules, the TMEP, plus the U.S. Copyright Act, the Copyright Office rules, the DMCA, and the registration Compendium.
In this section
U.S. Trademark Statutes
The Lanham Act provisions governing registration, in plain language.
U.S. Trademark Statutes →Trademark Rules & Regulations
37 C.F.R. Part 2, the procedural rules behind every deadline.
Trademark Rules & Regulations →U.S. Surname Reference
Frequency-ranked U.S. surname data, for surname refusal risk context.
U.S. Surname Reference →U.S. Geographic Names Reference
States, major cities, and regions relevant to geographic refusals.
U.S. Geographic Names Reference →Protected Names & Official Insignia
Flags, government seals, and other matter barred from registration.
Protected Names & Official Insignia →U.S. Copyright Act (Title 17)
The provisions of Title 17 that govern ownership, duration, registration, and infringement.
U.S. Copyright Act (Title 17) →Copyright Office Rules (37 C.F.R. Part 202)
The procedural rules behind every registration, notice, and deposit requirement.
Copyright Office Rules (37 C.F.R. Part 202) →DMCA Rules
The anti-circumvention, safe-harbor, and notice-and-takedown rules of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.
DMCA Rules →Copyright Registration Compendium
The Copyright Office's own manual for how applications are examined and registrations are granted.
Copyright Registration Compendium →