Your law firm has been hired by Ohio University to conduct a review of its intellectual property. Essentially, OU wants to know which patents, copyrights, and trademarks have actually been filed with the appropriate federal register. Also, OU wants to know how easy or difficult it will be filing for new IP.

You have two assignments:

1. Search for, find, and then attach at least one of each type of IP.

*Helpful hint: Familiarize yourself with the search process for each office because each is different. There should be an FAQ or helpful tips page that will help you narrow your searches*

Here are quick links to each database:

• USPTO Patent Full-text and Image Database
• http://patft.uspto.gov/netahtml/PTO/search-bool.html
• U.S. Copyright Office Catalog
• https://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&PAGE=First
• USPTO Trademark Electronic Search System (TESS)
• http://tmsearch.uspto.gov/bin/gate.exe?f=tess&state=4806:nqlvz4.1.1

1. Briefly summarize the process each office requires for new registration.

• Here are quick links to each homepage:
• USPTO - Patents
• https://www.uspto.gov/patent
• U.S. Copyright Office
• https://www.copyright.gov/
• USPTO - Trademarks
• https://www.uspto.gov/trademark