This guide lists primary and secondary resources in print and online for both free and subscription based sites on the topic of international intellectual property law. Resources cover foreign laws, opinions, treaties, and international IP agencies.
A United Nations organization that is perhaps most relevant to intellectual property law. It includes texts of IP intellectual property treaties (e.g. WTO-WIPO Cooperation Agreement), WIPO decisions, and position papers on topics related to IP.
There are several UN organizations that are involved with Intellectual Property Law. To find some of these organizations, see the Directory of United Nations System Organization for links directly to their websites.
Since 2012, Google has expanded the scope of their patent search to include the European Patent Office and documents from China, Germany, Canada, and WIPO.
