Purchasing Resources for Intellectual Property Law Organizations

American Bar Association

Section of intellectual property law providing news and information on patent, trademark and copyright law.

http://www.abanet.org/intelprop/

American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP)

Membership association of composers, songwriters, lyricists and music publishers. ASCAP's function is to protect the rights of its members by licensing and paying royalties for the public performances of their copyrighted works.

http://www.ascap.com/

Arab Society for Intellectual Property (ASIP)

Organization promoting intellectual property.

http://www.aspip.org/

Asia Pacific Intellectual Property Association (APIPA)

Promoter of intellectual property protection in the Asia Pacific region.

http://www.apipa.org.tw/

Association of Finnish Patent Attorneys

Association of professionals active in a patent agency in the field of immaterial rights, especially industrial property rights.

http://www.spay.fi/

Association of Patent Law Firms (APLF)

Association of law firms that devote a majority of their practice to patent law.

http://www.aplf.org/

Boston Patent Law Association (BPLA)

Association of intellectual property professionals, providing educational programs and a forum for the interchange of ideas and information concerning patent, trademark, and copyright laws.

http://www.bpla.org/

Business Software Alliance (BSA)

Educates computer users on software copyrights; advocates public policy that fosters innovation, expands trade opportunities and fights software piracy.

http://www.bsa.org

Chamber of Patent Attorneys of Czech Republic

Listing of patent attorneys in the Czech Republic.

http://www.patent-agents.cz/

Chartered Institute of Patent Agents

Professional body for UK patent agents providing information on all areas concerned with patents and patent agents.

http://www.cipa.org.uk/

Compagnie Nationale des Conseils en Propriete industrielle (CNCPI)

French Institute of Industrial Properties.

http://www.cncpi.fr/

Copyright Licensing Agency

Reproduction rights organization responsible for looking after the interests of rights owners in copying from books, journals and periodicals.

http://www.cla.co.uk/

Danish Competition Authority

Ministry of Trade and Industry Authority responsible for implementing competition legislation.

http://www.ks.dk/

Enforcers of Intellectual Property Rights (EIPR)

Responsible for promoting intellectual property rights in India.

http://www.antipiracy-india.com/

European Communities Trademark Association (ECTA)

Association bringing together European practitioners before the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (OHIM) from throughout the European Union in the field of trade marks and of industrial designs.

http://www.ecta.org/

Generic Top Level Domain Memorandum of Understanding (gTLD-MoU)

Coalition of participants from the broad Internet community, working to satisfy the requirement for enhancements to the Internet's global Domain Name System (DNS).

http://www.gtld-mou.org/

Haitian-American Intellectual Property Association (HAIPA)

Non-profit organization informing the Haitian community about patent rights, copyright, trade secrets, trademarks, and trade-names.

http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/Lobby/6651/

Henri Desbois Institute for Research on Intellectual Property (IRPI)

Conducts research and studies on the various aspects of intellectual property (patents, trademarks, appellations of origin, designs and models, copyright, know-how, etc.) and organizes colloquia and informatory meetings.

http://www.ccip.fr/irpi/

Infopat

Association for the study of international and foreign patent and trademark laws and practice.

http://www.tobi.com/infopat/

Institute of Professional Representatives before the European Patent Office (EPI)

Professional body, representing registered European Patent Attorneys and currently has a membership of 6,000.

http://www.patentepi.com/

Intellectual Property Society of Australia and New Zealand

Independent society whose principal objects are to provide a forum for the dissemination and discussion of intellectual property matters.

http://www.ipsanz.com.au/

International Association for the Protection of Industrial Property (AIPPI)

Nongovernment organization for research into, and formulation of policy for, the law relating to the protection of intellectual property.

http://www.aippi.org/

International Federation of Intellectual Property Attorneys (FICPI)

Nonpolitical, worldwide organization of intellectual property attorneys in private practice.

http://www.ficpi.org/ficpi/

International Federation of Reproduction Rights Organisations (IFRRO)

Organization established to foster the fundamental international copyright principles embodied in the Berne and Universal Copyright Conventions.

http://www.ifrro.org/

International Trademark Association (INTA)

Not-for-profit worldwide membership organization of trademark owners and advisors.

http://www.inta.org/

International Trademark Association

International association of trademark owners & associated professionals dedicated to promoting the role of trademarks worldwide.

http://www.inta.org/

Inventure Place: National Inventors Hall of Fame

Museum & laboratory dedicated to the creative process; established in 1973 by the US Patent & Trademark Office (PTO) & the National Council of Intellectual Property Law Associations.

http://www.invent.org/

Licensing Executives Society (LES), Arab Countries

Professional society whose members, as individuals worldwide, are actively involved in the professional and business activities concerned with the transfer of technology and industrial or intellectual property rights.

http://www.lesarab.org/

Licensing Executives Society (LES), USA and Canada

Professional society whose members, as individuals worldwide, are actively involved in the professional and business activities concerned with the transfer of technology and industrial or intellectual property rights.

http://www.usa-canada.les.org/

Licensing Executives Society International (LESI)

Association of 27 national and regional societies, each composed of men and women who have an interest in the transfer of technology, or licensing of intellectual property rights.

http://www.lesi.org/

Licensing Executives Society, Australia & New Zealand

Professional society whose members, as individuals worldwide, are actively involved in the professional and business activities concerned with the transfer of technology and industrial or intellectual property rights.

http://www.lesanz.org.au/

Marques

The Association of European Trade Mark Owners.

http://www.martex.co.uk/marques/

National Association of Patent Practitioners

A non-profit organization dedicated to supporting patent practitioners and those working in the field of patent law in matters relating to patent law, its practice, and technological advances.

http://www.napp.org/

Patent & Trademark Office Society

Society of intellectual property professionals.

http://www.ptos.org/

Patent Information Users Group (PIUG)

Not-for-profit organization for individuals having a professional, scientific or technical interest in patent information.

http://www.piug.org/

Philadelphia Intellectual Property Law Association (PIPLA)

Association that advocates the promotion of patent, trademark and copyright laws.

http://www.pipla.org/

Polska Izba Rzeczników Patenowych

Polish Chamber of Patent Attorneys representing patent attorneys and protects their professional interests.

http://www.pirp.org.pl/

Software Patent Institute (SPI)

Nonprofit corporation formed to provide courses and prior art about software technology to help improve the patent process

http://www.spi.org/

South African Institute of Intellectual Property Law (SAIIPL)

Represents some 90 patent attorneys, patent agents and trade mark practitioners in South Africa who specialise in the field of intellectual property law.

http://www.saiipl.org.za/

Trademark Assistance Center

From the US Patent & Trademark Office. The Center provides general information about the trademark registration process and responds to inquiries pertaining to the status of specific trademark applications and registrations.

http://www.uspto.gov/main/trademarks.htm

U.S. Committee for the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

A nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting the protection of intellectual property rights worldwide.

http://www.wipousa.org/

World Intellectual Property Orgainzation

Established in 1994 to offer arbitration and mediation services for the resolution of international commercial disputes between private parties.

http://www.wipo.int/

World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

Intergovernmental organization with headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. responsible for the promotion of the protection of intellectual property throughout the world through cooperation among States, and for the administration of various multilateral tre

http://www.wipo.org/

World Intellectual Property Organization

International organization dedicated to helping to ensure that the rights of creators and owners of intellectual property are protected worldwide.

http://www.ompi.int/