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International Intellectual property

Where to Start:

If you are unsure about your subject, look it up in a dictionary or encyclopedia. Or try a handbook for the latest information with facts and figures. Why not try:

Butterworths Concise Australian Legal Dictionary 3rd Ed. REF K/211/.K1 BUT/2004
Legal Terms REF K/211/.K1 LEG/1998
Halsbury's Laws of Australia

REF K/218/.K1 HAL/1991
Online version through LexisNexis AU


Books:

Use the Library catalogue to search for books held in the Library.

Butterworths intellectual property collection 2005 KN/112/.K1.Z1 BUT/2005
International copyright: principles, law, and practice
Paul Goldstein		 KC/236.1 GOL/2001
Going digital 2000: legal issues for e-commerce, software and the internet
edited by Anne Fitzgerald ... [et al.].		 KN/285.4/.K1 GOI/2000
Intellectual property rights, the WTO and developing countries: the TRIPS agreement and policy options
Carlos M. Correa.		 KC/236 COR/2000
A coursebook in international intellectual property
Doris Estelle Long, Anthony D'Amato. 		KC/236 LON/2000
Our culture our future: report on Australian indigenous cultural and intellectual property rights
Terri Janke 		KN/112.9.C5/.K1 JAN/1998

Or you can look on the shelves at the following numbers:

  • KC/236 - Intellectual property (International law)
  • KN/112 - Intellectual property (International law)
  • KC/236 - Copyright, International
  • KC/236 - Design protection (International law)

Electronic Resources (including Journal Databases):

Electronic resources provide secondary sources of information such as journal articles, news, reports and/or primary sources of information such as cases and legislation. Access electronic resources including journal databases from the Library's Electronic Resources page.

AGIS PLUS Text Attorney General's Information Service covering all aspects of law. Mainly Australian information
Lexis United States, International and Australian full text legislation, case law and journal articles.
Westlaw United States, International and Australian full text legislation, case law and journal articles.


Journals:

Journals may have more up-to-date information than books. You can search for journals using the Library catalogue. Try the following to start:

Intellectual property in Asia and the Pacific (1985-1998) KT/1396.5.001 IND
Digital technology law journal (1999 - ) KN/112.9.C2.001 DIG
European intellectual property review (2001 - ) KV/30.2.001 EUR


Web Resources:

You can try searching the Internet for more resources.

World Trade Organization http://www.wto.org
World Intellectual Property Organization http://www.wipo.org/
Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) http://www.dfat.gov.au/
The Commission on Intellectual Property Rights http://www.iprcommission.org/
IPRIA - Intellectual Property Research Institute of Australia http://www.ipria.org/
Intellectual Property (WorldLII) http://www.worldlii.org/catalog/315.html