Intellectual property: a selected bibliography

by Joe Ansel, principal, Ansel Associates

Amabile, Teresa M. The Social Psychology of Creativity. Springer Series in Social Psychology. New York: Springer-Verlag, Inc., 1983.
An academic, rigorous article on creativity in social settings. Most organizational structures, including models followed by museums, reduce rather than enhance creative output.

Borchard, William M. "A Trademark is Not a Patent or Copyright." Executive Newsletter 39. The United States Trademark Association (now the International Trademark Association), 6 East 45 St., New York, NY 10017, ph. 212/986-5880.
A brief, well written article on the subject with examples.

Branscomb, Anne W. "Common Law for the Electronic Frontier, Scientific American." Scientific American Special Issue: The Computer in the 21st Century, 1995. Scientific American, Inc., 415 Madison Ave., New York, NY 10017-1111, ph. 212/754-0550.

Branscomb, Anne W. "Who Owns Creativity: Property Rights in the Information Age." Technology Review May/June 1988.
An early article which stimulated considerable interest in copyright in the electronic age.

Crawford, Tad. Legal Guide for the Visual Artist. 3rd ed. New York: Allworth Press, 1994. Allworth Press, 10 East 23rd Street, New York, NY 10010, ph. 800/247-6553.
An excellent, readable book which covers a great deal of material dealing with art, the business of art and intellectual property. Extensive bibliography included.

Fishman, Stephen. The Copyright Handbook. 3rd ed. Berkeley, CA: Nolo Press, 1996. Nolo Press, 950 Parker St., Berkeley, CA 94710, ph. 800/955-4775.
Excellent, easy to read, plain-English, detailed book by a practicing attorney.

McGrath, Kate and Elias, Stephen with Shena, Sarah. TRADEMARK: How to Name Your Business & Product 2nd ed. Berkeley, CA: Nolo Press, 1996. Nolo Press, 950 Parker St., Berkeley, CA 94710; ph. 800/955-4775.
Another informal, but very useful, Nolo publication on intellectual property.

Pressman, David. Patent It Yourself Berkeley, CA: Nolo Press, 1996. Nolo Press, 950 Parker St., Berkeley, CA 94710; ph. 800/955-4775.
Available as a book or software, Pressman’s products have helped numerous folks patent inventions at much reduced cost. Again, this Nolo Press publication is about as simple to understand as a book about patents can be--still complex, but well presented.

U.S. Copyright Office, Library of Congress. Copyright Basics, Circular 1, and Publications on Copyright, Circular 2.U.S. Copyright Office, LM 455, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., ph. 202/707-3000.
Free and readable brochures. For forms call the Copyright Office Forms Hotline, ph. 202)/707-9100. These brochures, forms and other current materials are also available on-line at: lcweb.loc.gov/copyright/.

U. S. Department of Commerce. Basic Facts About Trademarks. Washington, D.C.: Patent and Trademark Office, October 1992. For sale by The U. S. Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, Mail Stop SSOP, Washington, D.C. 20402-9328. For general patent and trademark help call: (707) 308-HELP. Search patents and trademarks as well as secure current forms and other information on-line at: www.uspto.gov/.


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