The Pierce Law IP Mall is pleased to offer the full text of intellectual property, cyberlaw and electronic commerce publications of the Congressional Research Service (CRS), the 741-person, $68 million-per-year "think tank" that works exclusively for Members and committees of the United States Congress. CRS is part of the legislative branch of the federal government. CRS, which is a department of the Library of Congress, works exclusively as a nonpartisan analytical, research, and reference arm for Congress. The CRS mission is to support an informed national legislature.
A description of the Law Center's specialized holdings supervised by Jon Cavicchi, IP Librarian and Assistant Clinical Professor of Law. Jon also maintains this page and associated links. Please send him suggestions at jcavicchi@piercelaw.edu. For all issues relating directly to the IP Mall Web site contact Bill Shaw, Site Administrator, of Sitesurfer Publishing LLC at
wshaw@sitesurfer.com.
Released June 26, 1998, this award winning intellectual property resource contains a comprehensive listing of IP Web sites and resources available on the Internet. Includes information relating to patents, copyrights, trademarks, and trade secrets. Hundreds of IP law firms are referenced as well.
Online edition of the FPLC IP Library Users Guide Series published to help patrons of the IP Library find what they need in an efficient and timely manner.
Pages produced by students supervised by Jon Cavicchi as part of his Intellectual Property Research Tools and Strategies course. The student pages posted here are believed to be useful, but the Law Center does not maintain their currency or certify their accuracy. Prof. Cavicchi maintains the Patent Searching Research Archives which is a collection of articles and Web resources devoted to the study of patent searching. These resources are for the use of students in his patent searching classes.
Contains online copies of midterms and finals from many of the FPLC IP course selection dating as far back as 1987. Save yourself the cost of photo copying these old exams and enjoy the convenience of home delivery.