Copyright, Patent Trademark and Licensing Resources

NOTE: We do not presume to give legal advice. If you have any technical questions about possible legalities of a copyright, speak to your legal counsel.

 ASCAP
Information on copyright and performing rights.

ASCAP Clearance Express
(ACE is a database of song titles licensed by ASCAP in the United States

BMI

Copyright Society of the USA:
http://www.law.duke.edu/copyright/index.htm

The Harry Fox Agency

Franklin Pierce Law Center: U.S. Patent, Trademark & Copyright Information:
http://www.fplc.edu/TFIELD/ipbasics.htm 

Music Publishers' Association of the United States

Music Library Association's Copyright Guide

Public Domain Music
A reference site to help identify public domain songs and public domain music

Stanford University Libraries on Copyright & Fair Use.

U.S. Copyright Office:
http://www.loc.gov/copyright/
 
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office:
http://www.uspto.gov/

Alliance for American Innovation:
http://www.alliance-dc.org/

Association of Patent Law Firms:
http://www.aplf.org/

Drafting U.S. Patent Application Specifications to Comply with the Legal Requirements:
http://w3.gwis.com/~sarbar/patapp01.htm

Intellectual Property Owners Association:
http://www.ipo.org
 
International Trademark Association:
http://www.inta.org

National Inventor Fraud Center:
http://www.inventorfraud.com

National Patent Association:
http://www.nationalpatent.com/
 
Patent Information User’s Group:
http://www.piug.org/
 
Tips on patenting:
http://www.nttc.edu/assist/inventions/invart/tips.html

United Inventors Association:
http://www.uiausa.com/


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