Intellectual Property: Copyright, Trademark, Patents, and Fair Use

The Copyright Advisory Office of Columbia University address the relationship between copyright law and the work of the university in order to best promote research, teaching, and library services.

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The Copyright Office is also an office of record, a place where claims to copyright are registered and where documents relating to copyright may be recorded when the requirements of the copyright law are met. The Copyright Office furnishes information about the provisions of the copyright law and the procedures for making registration, explains the operations and practices of the Copyright Office, and reports on facts found in the public records of the Office.

WATCH is a database of copyright contacts for writers, artists, and prominent figures in other creative fields.

Search full text patents issued by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) since 1790.

Provides full text access to the entire collection of issued patents and millions of patent application made available by the USPTO from the 1790s to present. Search by keyword or use the Advanced Patent Search to search by patent number, classification, inventor, or date.

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