Resource Links
Trademark Resource Links
- Federal Trademark Statute, the Lanham Act
- The Code of Federal Regulations related to trademark cases
- U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Trademark Section Site
- Here you can conduct a preliminary search of Trademark Office records to see if the mark you are interested in has been registered or applied-for by another party. Please note that we recommend against relying on such a search to the exclusion of a full trademark search, because searching Trademark Office records does not account for the many unregistered uses that may cause difficulties or liability.
- International Trademark Association (INTA)
- As the predominant international organization of trademark owners, INTA offers many benefits to its members.
- Intellectual Property Owners Association
- A trade association for owners of trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets and patents
- A good article on avoiding "genericide," or killing your trademark through generic use
Copyright Resource Links
- Our own Copyright FAQs
- The Federal Copyright Statute
- The Code of Federal Regulations related to the U.S. Copyright Office
- U.S. Copyright Office Site
- The Copyright Society of the USA
- Intellectual Property Owners Association
- A trade association for owners of trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets and patents
- Professor Lolly Gasaway's helpful chart: "When U.S. Works Pass Into the Public Domain"
Trade Secret Resource Links
- Our own Trade Secret FAQs
- The Illinois Trade Secrets Act
- Intellectual Property Owners Association
- A trade association for owners of trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets and patents
Entertainment Resource Links
- American Society of Composers and Publishers (ASCAP)
- Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI)
- Chicago Artists Resource (CAR)
- A clearinghouse organization for information and programs of interest to artists in the fields of music, theatre, dance, and the visual arts, sponsored by the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs
- Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs
- A municipal department that works to promote the arts, make them accessible to the widest possible audience, and market the city's cultural resources and attractions to a worldwide audience.
- Cultural Grants available through the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs
- Illinois Entertainer Magazine
General Interest Resource Links
Search Engines
Media
- The Chicago Tribune newspaper
- The Chicago Sun-Times newspaper
- The Southtown Star newspaper
- The Chicago Reader weekly publication
- Craigslist Board for Chicago Area
- CNN Online
NOTE
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