For students who are interested in IP issues, here are some pointers based on a the Law Library presentation to students enrolled in Professor Burk’s Fall 2012 Seminar on Author’s Rights.
- Develop a research plan and keep detailed notes about your search terms. See our sample IP Research Checklist, but note that you’ll need to customize your plan to fit your topic.
- Take advantage of Research Guides. Two favorites for IP are from Duke and Minnesota.
- UCI Law Library has a solid collection of IP Treatises in print and online.
- There is much more than Lexis and Westlaw! Don’t forget to check the Help screens in new research systems before you try searches because they don’t all work the same way.
- VPN is required for many specialized legal resources, and supported by UCI Law IT Services.