Finding Aids and Research Guides (Copyright, Patents, & Trademarks)
Some Basics (Copyright, Patents, & Trademarks)
- Copyright Registration and Renewal Records (Online Books Page)Includes links to full-text versions of many volumes of the Catalog of Copyright Entries.
- Search for PatentsSearch and view the full-text of U.S. patents from 1976 on, and patent applications beginning with March 2001. Patents issued between 1790 and 1976 are searchable only by patent number and current US classification. From the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
- Copyright - Public CatalogSearch records of registrations and ownership documents since 1978. From the U.S. Library of Congress.
- Trademark Electronic Search System (TESS) [Rutgers Restricted]Provides online searching of existing trademark application and registration information. TESS provides public access to the same text and image database of trademarks as is currently provided to examining attorneys at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
- U.S. Copyright Office Fair Use IndexA searchable database of court opinions, including by category and type of use (e.g., music, internet/digitization, parody).
