This document provides guidance on researching international intellectual property law. It begins by outlining key international treaties and organizations that govern IP law. These include WIPO, WTO, and various bilateral and multilateral treaties. It then provides tips on researching the IP laws of individual countries, including checking national law websites and databases. The document also lists important legal research tools and databases for finding cases, commentary, and periodicals on international copyright, trademark, and patent law.

1. RESEARCHING
INTERNATIONAL
IP LAW

2. BASICS INTERNATIONAL IP RESEARCH
Multilateral and Bilateral agreements +
harmonization of national laws
Treaties
Country law
Organization (WIPO ,WTO, regional trade org)
Case law when there is no harmonization

3. International & Foreign law
is covered in important US
IP treatises.
Start here first for general
information!
http://www.lawschool.cornell.edu/library/whatwedo/researchguides/legal-research-
engine.cfm
Cornell Legal Research Engine

4. RESEARCH GUIDES
Germain’s Transnational Law Research: A guide for attorneys
Chapter IV is devoted to intellectual Property (2006, Available in my Office)
Loui-Jacques’s Researching International Intellectual Property Law: Internet
Resources (2001)
Weigmann’s Researching Intellectual Property Law in an international context
(2000)
ASIL
http://www2.lib.uchicago.edu/~llou/intlip.html
http://www.llrx.com/features/iplaw.htm
http://www.asil.org/erg/?page=iipl

5. LINK
Peace Palace Library
HG – great country links
IPMall (search the collection)
International Intellectual Property institute
IPR Helpdesk (newsletters)
Interpol
http://www.hg.org/intell.html
http://www.ipmall.info
http://iipi.org
http://www.iprhelpdesk.eu
http://www.interpol.int/Crime-areas/Trafficking-in-illicit-goods/Trafficking-in-illicit-goods
http://www.peacepalacelibrary.nl

6. TREATY DRIVENUnited Nations Treaty Collection
Copyright
Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works, 828 UNTS 221 (WIPO)
Universal Copyright Convention, 6 UST 2732; 216 UNTS 133. (UNESCO)
WIPO Copyright Treaty, 36 ILM 65. (WIPO)
WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty, WIPO Doc. CRNR/DC/96; U.S. Senate Treaty Doc. 105-
17 (WIPO)
Industrial Design The Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Industrial
Designs,(WIPO)
Patents and Trademarks
Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property, 21 UST 1583; 24 UST 2140; TIAS 6923, 7727; 6
ILM 806. (WIPO)
Madrid Agreement concerning the international registration of marks, 828 UNTS 390 (WIPO)
Trademark Law Treaty, 2037 UNTS 35
Patent Law Treaty, 39 ILM 1047
Patent Cooperation Treaty, 28 UST 7645; TIAS 8733. (WIPO)
European Patent Convention, 13 ILM 268. (European patent Office)
International Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV)
TRIPS Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPs) , 33 ILM 81. (WTO) (ii)
Links to Commentary Background on the History of the TRIPs Agreement
http://treaties.un.org

7. TREATY WEBSITES
IPRSonline- an internet portal on Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) and Sustainable
Development
Complete World Copyright Website - project to 'deep link' world-wide web pages
concerning copyright
Electronic Information System for International Law (EISIL)- ASIL’s goal is to ensure,
through EISIL, that web searchers can easily locate the highest quality primary
materials, authoritative web sites and helpful research guides to international law
on the Internet.
http://www.iprsonline.org
http://www.compilerpress.ca/CW/index.htm
http://www.eisil.org

8. UNITED NATIONS
Family of interlocking international Organizations
IP Focused Organization
World Intellectual Property Organization
UN Educational, scientific, & Cultural Organization
UN Conference of Trade and Development
World Health Organization –Commission on Intellectual Property Rights Innovation
and Health
UN Specialized Agencies
International Telecommunications Union
UN Food and Agriculture Organization
International Union for the protection of New Varieties of Plants
http://www.un.org/en/
http://www.un.org/en/aboutun/structure/pdfs/un-system-chart-color-sm.pdf

9. WIPO, WTO, UNESCO main global institutions administer International
Intellectual Property Treaties.
World Intellectual Property Organization (status of Treaties, IP digital
Library; Gold, internet domain name, traditional knowledge)
World Trade Organization (WTO, GATT, Uruguay Rounds, TRIPS )
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
(Broad scope from classrooms to cultural sites, museum, art and copyright. E
copyright bulletin)http://portal.unesco.org/culture/en/ev.php-
URL_ID=5130&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html

10. Other helpful Institutions and organizations
United Nationals Conference on Trade and Development
http://unctad.org/en/Pages/Home.aspx
United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization
http://www.fao.org/index_en.htm
International Union for the Protection of New Variety of Plants
Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
Uniform Domain-Name Dispute-Resolution Policy
http://www.icann.org/en/help/dndr/udrp
http://www.upov.int/portal/index.html.en

11. NATIONAL LAWS
Countries enact laws or codes dealing with IP
issues or amend existing law to comply
with agreements
When researching remember:
Stay up to date on hot topic issues
Currency for law in this area is key

12. Stay current on the National laws/websites for
country
WorldLII http://www.worldlii.org/countries.html
Foreign law guide http://foreignlawguide.com/
Globalex http://www.nyulawglobal.org/Globalex/
Westlaw suite and Lexis Nexis: wire service
Bloomberg Law News and Analysis

15. Patent Office, Copyright Office, or Department of Trade
No URL : Patent Office (your country)
WIPO: Directory of National and Regional Industrial Property
Office http://www.wipo.int/directory/en/
Foreign Law Guide ( OCU Database)

16. WIPO GOLD HTTP://WWW.WIPO.INT/WIPOGOLD/EN/
http://www.wipo.int/wipogold/en/

17. WIPO :
Former Collection of laws for electronic access (CLEA)
(WIPO Lex)
legislative text national IP legislation by country
-may only provide citation

18. WIPO:
PATENT SCOPE

19. UNESCO
Resources Library
Culture resources
http://www.unesco.org/new/en/unesco/

20. EU
European Commission -Trade IP
Europa -IP
EU Single Market - IP
http://ec.europa.eu/trade/creating-opportunities/trade-topics/intellectual-property/
http://europa.eu/legislation_summaries/internal_market/businesses/intellectual_property
/index_en.htm
http://ec.europa.eu/internal_market/top_layer/intellectual-property/index_en.htm

21. FINDING INTERNATIONAL IP CASES:
BLOOMBERG LAW
WESTLAW
EUROPEAN PATENT OFFICEHTTP://WWW.EPO.ORG/LAW-
PRACTICE.HTML
EUROPEAN TRADEMARK REPORTS
FLEET STREET REPORT

22. WESTLAW IP ONLY ON WESTLAW CLASSIC

23. BLOOMBERG LAW –IP PRACTICE CENTER
http://law.okcu.libguides.com/content.php?pid=171048&sid=1440373

24. BNA IP RESOURCES
Intellectual Property Intellectual Property Law Resource
Center Media Law Reporter Patent Trademark &
Copyright Journal® Patent Trademark & Copyright Law
Daily World Communications Regulation Report World
Data Protection Report World Intellectual Property Report
(Available Database LibGuide)
http://law.okcu.libguides.com/content.php?pid=171048&sid=1440373

25. COMMENTARY ON INTERNATIONAL IP
Print resources searching
OCU Law Library Catalog
Worldcat.org
Do not Forget about Interlibrary Loan- can take up to 2 weeks
Subject Heading Search:
industrial property international law
intellectual property international law
neighboring rights international law

26. Periodicals
Legaltrac (OCU law databases)
Index to Legal Periodical (OCU law databases)
Index to Foreign legal periodicals (HeinOnline)

27. KEY PERIODICALS ON INTERNATIONAL IP
THE WIPO JOURNAL – WESTLAW
WIPO MAGAZINE
WORLD INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY REPORT- BNA
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LIBRARY
HEINONLINE LAW JOURNAL LIBRARY (OCU
DATABASE)

28. SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
HTTP://LAW.OKCU.LIBGUIDES.COM/CONTENT.PHP?PID=171048&SID=14403
73
Dulaney-Browne Library
JSTOR (OCU Database)
Project Muse (OCU Database)
Proquest Dissertations (OCU Database)
CRS Reports- OpenCRS https://opencrs.com/
SSRN -http://www.ssrn.com/

29. TRADEMARK
Madrid Agreement
Madrid Protocol
Treatises
McCarthy on Trademarks and Unfair Competition KF3180 .M3 1996 and
(Westlaw)
World Trademark law and Practice (Lexis)
Eckstrom’s licensing in Foreign and Domestic Operation
Trademarks throughout the world
World Trademark Law and Practice
Subject Headings:
trademarks international law
competition unfair
trademarks law and legislation (jurisdiction)
Signatories belong to Madrid union enforcement still national

30. Treatises
Copyright laws and treaties of the world
(older)
International Copyright law and practice
Berne Convention for the Protection of
Literary and Artistic Works
WIPO Copyright Treaty
WIPO Performances and Phonograms
Treaty
Nimmer on Copyright KF2991.5 .N5
(Lexis)
CCH Copyright Law Reporter (Westlaw)
International Copyright Law and
Practices (Lexis)
WIPOlex
Subject Heading
Copyright (jurisdiction)
Copyright international
piracy copyright
or treaties listed above
European doctrine of
moral rights
Civil law systems
neighboring rights for
publishers broadcasters or
producers
COPYRIGHT

31. Paris Convention for the
Protection of Industrial
Property
Patent Cooperation Treaty
Treatises
Moy’s Walker on Patents
KF3114 .D4 2003 (Westlaw)
Chisum on patents KF3114
.C47 (Lexis)
Patent Abstracts of China (west)
Patent Abstracts of Japan (west
and Lexis)
Patent cooperation treaty patents
(west)
Patents, European (west and
lexis)
Patents, French (west)
World Patent Law and Practice
(Lexis)
WIPOlex
Subject Headings:
Conflicts of laws patents
foreign licensing agreements
patent laws and
legislation(jurisdiction)
patents international law
PATENT