Thorpe North and Western suggests the following informational links:

U.S. PATENTS

• U.S. Patent and Trademark Office - FAQ about Patents - Glossary - USPTO Organizational Structure - Inventors' Assistance Area
• What is a Patent? - General Patent Law
• Search for Patents and Patent Applications at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
• U.S. Patent Statutes
• U.S. Patent Regulations
• Manual of Patent Examining Procedures (MPEP)
• U.S. Patent Statistics

FEDERAL TRADEMARKS

• U.S. Patent and Trademark Office - FAQ about Trademarks - Downloadable Forms - Trademark-related Fees - Glossary
• Basic Facts about Trademarks - Trademark Law Overview
• Search for Trademarks and Trademark Applications at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
• U.S. Trademark Statutes
• U.S. Trademark Regulations
• Trademark Manual of Examining Procedure (TMEP)
• U.S. Trademark Trial and Appeal Board Manual of Procedure (TBMP)

COPYRIGHTS

• U.S. Copyright Office - Copyright Registration - Copyright Information Circulars - FAQ about Copyrights - Downloadable Forms - Fees at the U.S. Copyright Office - Mandatory Deposit Requirements of the U.S. Copyright Law - Contact Information
• Basic Facts about Copyrights
• Search the Records at the U.S. Copyright Office
• U.S. Copyright Legislation
• U.S. Copyright Statutes
• U.S. Copyright Regulations
• Copyright Office Announcements, including Federal Register Notices
• Library of Congress Home Page
• Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)

TRADE SECRETS

• Utah's Trade Secret Law: "Uniform Trade Secrets Act." Utah Code Ann. Secs. 13-24-1 to 13-24-9. Laws of Utah 1989, ch. 60.

OWNERSHIP OF IP CREATED BY AN EMPLOYEE IN UTAH

• Utah "Employment Inventions Act," Utah Code Ann. Secs. 34-39-1 to 34-39-3. Laws of Utah 1989, ch. 217.

U.S. IP CASE LAW

• U.S. Supreme Court
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
• U.S. District Court for the District of Utah

SEARCHABLE IP DATABASES

• U.S. Patents at Thomson Delphion IP Network
• PCT Patent Applications
• European Patents
• United Kingdom Patents
• Canadian Patents
• Canadian Trademarks
• Free Patents Online Searchable Database
• Micropatent's Patent Web Database

INTERNATIONAL AND FOREIGN GOVERNMENTAL IP AGENCIES

• World Intellectual Property Office (WIPO)
• Australia
• Canada
• European Patent Office
• European Community Trademark Office (OAMI)
• Japan
• New Zealand
• Other National Intellectual Property Offices

NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL IP ASSOCIATIONS

• ABA-IPL (American Bar Association, Section of Intellectual Property Law)
• AIPLA (American Intellectual Property Law Association)
• INTA (International Trademark Association)
• IPO (Intellectual Property Owners Association)
• LES (Licensing Executives Society)
• IIPI (International Intellectual Property Institute)

LEGAL RESEARCH

• Legal Subjects Index at Find Law
• California Digital Library
• Cornell Law School – Legal Information Institute

IP NEWS

• Promote the Progress IP Law Blog
• Patently-O: Patent Law Blog
• The Invent Blog
• Law.Com
• National Law Journal
• Tech Law Journal
• Intellectual Property Law Server
• IPLaw Bulletin

COMPREHENSIVE IP LINKS

• Franklin Pierce Law Center's IP Mall
• Intellectual Property Law Server
• Intellectual Proptery Law at HierosGamos
• Santa Clara University School of Law
• Patent Law Links