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Contents

Trademark Law Resources: Primary Sources

Updated Sept. 4, 2009.
Prepared by Vicen� Feli�, Law Library Intern.

LexisNexis and Westlaw are available only to subscribers who have IDs or passwords.

Statutes

15 U.S. Code Chapter 22 deals with trademarks

KF62 at Reference Area (current edition) & Classified Stacks (previous editions)
GPO Access
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, current laws and regulations.
Lexis: USCS - Title 15; Commerce and Trade
Westlaw: FIP-USCA

Legislative History

United States Code Congressional and Administrative News. KF48 at Reference Area & Westlaw: USCCAN
Contains selected committee reports.

The Trademark Law Revision Act of 1988 (Public Law 100-667): The Legislative History, Reports, Testimony and Annotated Statutory Text. KF3177.12.A15 1989 at Classified Stacks

LexisNexis: US - CIS Legislative Histories - Trademark Law

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Regulations

37 Code of Federal Regulations Parts 2, 3, 6, 7 &, 10 deal with trademarks.

KF70.A3 at Reference Area (current edition) & Compact Stacks (previous editions)
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
LexisNexis: CFR Title 37 (Patent, Trademark & Copyright)
Westlaw: FIP-CFR

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Cases

United States Patent Quarterly (USPQ) contains the full text of trademark cases from federal and state courts and several administrative agencies.

KF2975.A2U54 at Reference Area
BNA's Intellectual Property Library. Available online to UW Law School users and users visiting the Gallagher Law Library.
LexisNexis: BNA United States Patents Quarterly
Westlaw: USPQ

LexisNexis

Westlaw

FIP-CS, federal court cases dealing with intellectual property.
WTH-TR, Westlaw topical highlights dealing with trademark issues.

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Case Finding

Use annotated codes.
- United States Code Annotated. KF62 1927.W45 at Reference Area. Westlaw: USCA
- United States Code Service. KF62 1972.L38 at Reference Area. LexisNexis: GENFED;USCS
Use West's Federal Practice Digest 4th and its predecessors. Topic: Trade Regulations and Intellectual Property. KF127.W484 at Reference Area
Look for cases cited in footnotes in relevant treatise sections and law review articles.
Look in the index to American Law Reports Federal (ALR Fed) to find relevant articles. KF105.A54 at Reference Area. Westlaw: ALR