Tennessee IP Law Association: TIPLA

Links of Interest

The following links are offered as a convenience. Links are provided for the major practice areas of the TIPLA members. Those practice areas include Patents, Copyrights, Trademarks, and Trade Secrets. Please contact the if you have any additions to the list of links.

Patent Links

United States Patent and Trademark Office (PTO)
Reference Guide to the Australian Patent System: a pdf file describing the Australian Patent System
Canadian IP Office (CIPO)
European Patent Office (EPO)
Japan Patent Office (JPO)

Trademark Links

United States Patent and Trademark Office (PTO)
United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) includes information about recording trademarks with CPB.
The Tennessee Department of State administers state registered trademarks.
The Tennessee Trade Mark Act of 2000 is at TCA 47-25-501, et seq.

Copyright Links

United States Copyright Office

Trade Secret Links

Tennessee Statute TCA 39-14-138 "Theft of trade secrets" states that it is a crime for someone to take a trade secret.
Tennessee has adopted The Uniform Trade Secrets Act: TCA 47-25-1701, et seq.