Law: Intellectual Property and Information Technology Law

Website of the UK Patent Office. Official information on Design, Trademarks, Copyright, Intellectual Property and Patents.

Information on copyright law in the UK, with overview of copyright and what it covers, links to guidance documents and information on specific licences

See Law & Practice section for extensive information on relevant legislation, e.g. European Patent Convention (EPC), regulations and other documentation.

The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) is the United Nations agency dedicated to the use of intellectual property (patents, copyright, trademarks, designs, etc.) as a means of stimulating innovation and creativity

Part of WIPO, this page provides links, summaries and the full text of the major IP related conventions since the late 19th century

'..dedicated to the provision of information on international commercial law with subsidiary interests in commerce and (mostly open standard) Net and information technologies that may be of interest to law academics and professionals worldwide'.

This handbook is designed to familiarise legal practitioners who are not specialised in the field of data protection with this area of law. It provides an overview of the EU's and the CoE's applicable legal frameworks. It explains key jurisprudence, summarising major rulings of both the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) and the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU). Where no such case law exists, it presents practical illustrations with hypothetical scenarios.

Excellent site containing articles, guides and other resources covering all aspects of computing and technology law.

ITechLaw is a forum for the exchange of ideas and in-depth examination of information technology and telecommunications law issues. See Publications and Resources for free access to journal articles

Open access electronic journal, formerly the Journal of Information Law and Technology

See the drop down menu at IT Management for the section called 'Legislation' for regular updated legal information.

Specialist Technology Law Company. Access to opinion pieces, commentary. See also the Recent Topics menu.

US site focusing on civil liberties in the information age. See particularly the 'Policy' section.

This is a Facebook page for those studying on the LLM in Cyberlaw: Information Technology, Law and Society. Maintained by the staff and students on the course, it contains news, links to reports and other relevant information.