Resources
The following resources are provided to aid users in finding information pertaining to intellectual property around the globe as well as other information pertaining to technology and the law. Rahman LLC does not certify that any of the information contained in the following links are current or accurate. Individuals having specific legal questions pertaining to a particular jurisdiction should always consult an attorney licensed in that jurisdiction.
Patent & Trademark Offices
- United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
- World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
- Australia Industrial Property Office (IP Australia)
- Brazil Industrial Property Office (INPI)
- European Patent Office (EPO)
- Canada Intellectual Property Office (CIPO)
- France Industrial Property Office (INPI)
- Germany Patent and Trademark Office (DPMA)
- India Office of the Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trademarks
- Japan Patent Office (JPO)
- Mexico Institute of Industrial Property (IMPI)
- Korea Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) – South Korea
- European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)
- Russian Federation Federal Service for Intellectual Property (ROSPATENT)
- China National Intellectual Property Administration
- Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO)
- United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office
- Other International and Regional Patent & Trademark Offices
Copyright Office
Boards, Courts & Commissions
- United States Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB)
- United States Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB)
- United States Supreme Court
- United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC)
- United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
- United States District Court for the District of Columbia
- District of Columbia Court of Appeals
- Court of Appeals of Maryland
- Supreme Court of Virginia
- United States International Trade Commission (USITC)
- Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
Bar & Trade Associations
- American Bar Association (ABA)
- District of Columbia Bar Association
- Maryland State Bar Association
- Virginia State Bar Association
- Maryland State Bar Association – Intellectual Property Law Section (MSBA IPS)
- Howard County Bar Association
- American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA)
- National Association of Minority and Women-Owned Law Firms (NAMWOLF) IP PAC
- International Trademark Association (INTA)
- Licensing Executives Society (LES)
- American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
- American Chemical Society (ACS)
- Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
- World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)
- Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)