Intellectual Property Rules

Our Intellectual Property Rules are divided into jurisdictions and protection schemes, covering both foreign and domestic protection of Patents, Trademarks and Copyright, domain name disputes, and international trade.  All of the available IP rules are listed below, and must be purchased separately from the Litigation Rules for Prolaw, or the Litigation Rules for ECM.

You can also check out all of the most recent changes to the rules in the IP Changes Summary.   

United States Intellectual Property Rules

International Trade / Internet Rules
Foreign Patent Laws, Countries A-K
Foreign Patent Laws, Countries L-Z
Foreign Trademark Laws, Countries A-K
Foreign Trademark Laws, Countries L-Z

 

United States Intellectual Property Rules

CUS01

Copyright: United States                                     

BPAI1

Patent Appeals and Interferences Board Rules

TUS01

Trademark Prosecution: United States

TTAB1

Trademark Trial and Appeals Board Rules

PUTIL

United States Utility Patent

PPLAN

United States Plant Patent

PDESI

United States Design Patent

PPROV

United States Provisional Patent

PPUSA

Patent Prosecution: United States Accelerated Examination

 


International Trade / Internet Rules

CIT01

Court of International Trade

DND01

ICANN: Domain Name Dispute Resolution Rules

ITC01

United States International Trade Commission



Copyright Law

CAR01

Copyright: Argentina

CAM01

Copyright: Armenia

CAU01

Copyright: Australia

CCA01

Copyright: Canada

CCN01

Copyright: China

CFR01

Copyright: France

CDE01

Copyright: Germany


Patent Law

PAL01

Patent: Albania

PAL02

Industrial Design: Albania

PDZ01

Patent: Algeria

PAR01

Patent: Argentina

PAP01

Patent: ARIPO

PAM01

Patent: Armenia

PAU01

Patent: Australia

PAU02

Industrial Design: Australia

PAT01

Patent: Austria

PBS01

Patent: Bahamas

PBB01

Patent: Barbados

PBY01

Patent: Belarus

PBY02

Industrial Design: Belarus

PBY03

Utility Model: Belarus

PBE01

Patent: Belgium

PBZ01

Patent: Belize

PBR01

Patent: Brazil

PBG01

Patent: Bulgaria

PCA01

Patent: Canada

PCA02

Industrial Design: Canada

PCL01

Patent: Chile

PCN01

Patent: China

PCN02

Industrial Design: China New

PCO01

Patent: Colombia

PHR01

Patent: Croatia New

PCY01

Patent: Cyprus

PCZ01

Patent: Czech Republic

PCZ02

Industrial Design: Czech Republic

PCZ03

Utility Model: Czech Republic

PDK01

Patent: Denmark

PDK02

Industrial Design: Denmark

PDK03

Utility Model: Denmark

PDM01

Patent: Dominica

PDO01

Patent: Dominican Republic

PEC01

Patent: Ecuador

PEG01

Patent: Egypt

PSV01

Patent: El Salvador

PEE01

Patent: Estonia

PEE02

Industrial Design: Estonia

PEE03

Utility Model: Estonia

PEP01

Patent: European Patent Convention

PFI01

Patent: Finland

PFI02

Industrial Design: Finland

PFI03

Utility Model: Finland

PFR01

Patent: France

PFR02

Industrial Design: France

PGE01

Patent: Georgia

PDE01

Patent: Germany

PGH01

Patent: Ghana

PGR01

Patent: Greece

PGT01

Patent: Guatemala

PGCC

Patent: Gulf Co-operation Council

PBH01     Patent: Bahrain

 

PAE01     Patent: United Arab Emirates

 

PSA01     Patent: Saudi Arabia

 

POM01    Patent: Oman

 

PQA01     Patent: Qatar

 

PKW01    Patent: Kuwait

 

PHK01

Patent: Hong Kong

PHU01

Patent: Hungary

PIS01

Patent: Iceland

PIN01

Patent: India

PID01

Patent: Indonesia

PIE01

Patent: Ireland

PIE02

Industrial Design: Ireland

PIL01

Patent: Israel

PIT01

Patent: Italy

PJM01

Patent: Jamaica

PJP01

Patent: Japan

PJE01

Patent: Jersey

PJO01

Patent: Jordan

PKZ01

Patent: Kazakhstan

PKE01

Patent: Kenya

PKE02

Industrial Design: Kenya

PKE03

Utility Model: Kenya

PKP01

Patent: Korea (North)

PKR01

Patent: Korea (South)

PKR02

Industrial Design: South Korea

PLV01

Patent: Latvia

PLB01

Patent: Lebanon

PLT01

Patent: Lithuania

PLU01

Patent: Luxembourg

PMK01

Patent: Macedonia

PMG01

Patent: Madagascar

PMY01

Patent: Malaysia

PMT01

Patent: Malta

PMU01

Patent: Mauritius

PMX01

Patent: Mexico

PMX02

Utility Model: Mexico

PMX03

Industrial Design: Mexico

PMD01

Patent: Moldova

PMN01

Patent: Mongolia

PMA01

Patent: Morocco

PMA02

Industrial Design: Morocco

PNL01

Patent: Netherlands

PNZ01

Patent: New Zealand

PNI01

Patent: Nicaragua

PNI02

Industrial Design: Nicaragua

PNG01

Patent: Nigeria

PNO01

Patent: Norway

PNO02

Industrial Design: Norway

POA01

Patent: OAPI (African IP Union)

PPK01

Patent: Pakistan

PPK02

Industrial Design: Pakistan

PPA01

Patent: Panama

PPA02

Industrial Design: Panama

PCTPR

Patent: PCT Claiming U.S. Priority

PCTNP

Patent: PCT Not Claiming U.S. Priority

PPE01

Patent: Peru

PPH01

Patent: Philippines

PPL01

Patent: Poland

PPT01

Patent: Portugal

PPT02

Industrial Design: Portugal

PRO01

Patent: Romania

PRU01

Patent: Russian Federation

PSM01

Patent: San Marino

PSG01

Patent: Singapore

PSG02

Industrial Design: Singapore

PSK01

Patent: Slovak Republic

PSI01

Patent: Slovenia

PZA01

Patent: South Africa

PES01

Patent: Spain

PLK01

Patent: Sri Lanka

PLC01

Patent: St. Lucia

PSE01

Patent: Sweden

PSE02

Industrial Design: Sweden

PCH01

Patent: Switzerland

PCH02

Industrial Design: Switzerland

PTW01

Patent: Taiwan

PTZ01

Patent: Tanzania

PTH01

Patent: Thailand

PTT01

Patent: Trinidad and Tobago

PTN01

Patent: Tunisia

PTR01

Patent: Turkey

PUA01

Patent: Ukraine

PUA02

Industrial Design: Ukraine

PGB01

Patent: United Kingdom

PUY01

Patent: Uruguay

PVE01

Patent: Venezuela

PVE02

Industrial Design: Venezuela

PZW01

Patent: Zimbabwe


Trademark

TMP01

Trademark: Madrid Protocols (Non-U.S.)*

TAF01

Trademark: Afghanistan

TOA01

Trademark: African Union

TAL01

Trademark: Albania

TDZ01

Trademark: Algeria

TAR01

Trademark: Argentina

TAM01

Trademark: Armenia

TAU01

Trademark: Australia

TAT01

Trademark: Austria

TBS01

Trademark: Bahamas

TBH01

Trademark: Bahrain

TBB01

Trademark: Barbados

TBY01

Trademark: Belarus

TBZ01

Trademark: Belize

TBX01

Trademark: Benelux

TBM01

Trademark: Bermuda

TBO01

Trademark: Bolivia

TBR01

Trademark: Brazil

TBG01

Trademark: Bulgaria

TCA01

Trademark: Canada

TCL01

Trademark: Chile

TCN01

Trademark: China

TCO01

Trademark: Colombia

TCT01

Trademark: European Union Community Trademark

TCR01

Trademark: Costa Rica

THR01

Trademark: Croatia

TCU01

Trademark: Cuba

TCY01

Trademark: Cyprus

TCZ01

Trademark: Czech Republic

TDK01

Trademark: Denmark

TDM01

Trademark: Dominica

TDO01

Trademark: Dominican Republic

TEC01

Trademark: Ecuador

TEG01

Trademark: Egypt

TSV01

Trademark: El Salvador

TEE01

Trademark: Estonia

TFI01

Trademark: Finland

TFR01

Trademark: France

TGM01

Trademark: Gambia

TGE01

Trademark: Georgia

TDE01

Trademark: Germany

TGR01

Trademark: Greece

TGH01

Trademark: Ghana

TGT01

Trademark: Guatemala

TGK01

Trademark: Guernsey

THK01

Trademark: Hong Kong

THU01

Trademark: Hungary

TIS01

Trademark: Iceland

TIN01

Trademark: India

TID01

Trademark: Indonesia

TIE01

Trademark: Ireland

TIL01

Trademark: Israel

TIT01

Trademark: Italy

TJM01

Trademark: Jamaica

TJP01

Trademark: Japan

TJE01

Trademark: Jersey

TJO01

Trademark: Jordan

TKZ01

Trademark: Kazakhstan

TKE01

Trademark: Kenya

TKG01

Trademark: Kyrgyzstan

TLA01

Trademark: Laos

TLV01

Trademark: Latvia

TLT01

Trademark: Lithuania

TMK01

Trademark: Macedonia

TMG01

Trademark: Madagascar

TMY01

Trademark: Malaysia

TMT01

Trademark: Malta

TMU01

Trademark: Mauritius

TMX01

Trademark: Mexico

TMD01

Trademark: Moldova

TMC01

Trademark: Monaco

TMN01

Trademark: Mongolia

TMA02

Trademark: Morocco (Ex-French Zone)

TNA01

Trademark: Namibia

TNL01

Trademark: Netherlands Antilles

TNZ01

Trademark: New Zealand

TNI01

Trademark: Nicaragua

TNG01

Trademark: Nigeria

TKP01

Trademark: North Korea

TNO01

Trademark: Norway

TOM01

Trademark: Oman

TPK01

Trademark: Pakistan

TPS01

Trademark: Palestine

TPA01

Trademark: Panama

TPE01

Trademark: Peru

TPH01

Trademark: Philippines

TPL01

Trademark: Poland

TPT01

Trademark: Portugal

TPR01

Trademark: Puerto Rico

TRO01

Trademark: Romania

TRU01

Trademark: Russian Federation

TSA01

Trademark: Saudi Arabia New

TSG01

Trademark: Singapore

TSK01

Trademark: Slovakia

TSI01

Trademark: Slovenia

TZA01

Trademark: South Africa

TKR01

Trademark: South Korea

TES01

Trademark: Spain

TLK01

Trademark: Sri Lanka

TLC01

Trademark: St. Lucia

TSE01

Trademark: Sweden

TCH01

Trademark: Switzerland

TTW01

Trademark: Taiwan

TTZ01

Trademark: Tanzania

TTH01

Trademark: Thailand

TTT01

Trademark: Trinidad and Tobago

TTN01

Trademark: Tunisia

TTR01

Trademark: Turkey

TUA01

Trademark: Ukraine

TAE01

Trademark: United Arab Emirates

TGB01

Trademark: United Kingdom

TUY01

Trademark: Uruguay

TVE01

Trademark: Venezuela

 

* NOTE: TMP01 is not available for import into Elite Case Manager.
For ProLaw clients, for any Trademark Prosecution rule set,
one must attach BOTH the main rule set AND TMP01 to the matter
to access the Madrid Protocol rules.