Intellectual Property

Just typing "intellectual" into the search box opens a drop-down with suggested Phrases/Documents and Secondary Sources.

To search by jurisdiction or document category, click on the "Filters" link in the search box, then select the resource "Category" you desire, for example 'Statutes and Legislation'.

Then also click on the "Practice Area and Topic" filter. The practice areas include Copyright, Patent Law, Trade Secrets Law, and Trademark.

Select any additional filters you wish. Run the search. In the example shown below 'Patent Law' and 'Cases' have been selected. Any searches run will be filtered to those two selections.

From the menu bar, select "Browse ▾" then click on "Topics", and then:

1. Type 'patents' or 'intellectual property' into the search box. Choices will be listed, or,

2. Select 'Copyright', 'Patent Law' or 'Trademark' from the practice areas list.

Once there you select the subtopic and one of the "actions" available; Get document, Add topic as a search filter, or Create a topic alert. This method tends to work as a type of directed search. You can use the narrower topic in case law or secondary source searches.

If you know the name of a treatise, typing it into the search box will allow you to search within that source. If a Table of Contents is available, clicking on the links will bring up that TOC.

A second method is to "Browse" for a secondary source. Typing "Intellectual Property" into the "Browse" search box will bring up a limited list. This is useful if you know the name of the treatise.

Selecting "Browse" from the menu bar, then clicking on "Sources", then "Practice Area", then one of the 'Practice Areas' opens up a new page view.

That page contains an alphabetical listing for all related secondary sources. A screenshot of that page for 'Patent Law' is shown below. You can see some of the available filters in the left column.

Another IP research entry point is the Lexis Practice Advisor. It is reached from the 'Research ˅' drop down menu on the LexisAdvance home page.

Once there use the additional 'Practice Areas ▾' drop down menu to change the default landing page from Banking to "Intellectual Property and Technology".

Patent specific materials are included along with the more general IP subjects. To make sure you see all the available topics you should click on the + "Expand All" button in the Topics column.