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About Intellectual Property: Principles Governing Jurisdiction, Choice of Law, and Judgments in Transnational Disputes

The Principles of Intellectual Property "concern private-international-law matters that are specific to intellectual property and to the coordination of transnational intellectual property disputes. The Principles do not reiterate general rules on judicial or legislative competence, nor do they directly address general concerns regarding fair process. Thus, in most instances, they leave to the forum general issues of private international and procedural law, such as those concerning standing, characterization, the method of proving foreign law, and appellate process." Introductory Note to Intellectual Property: Principles Governing Jurisdiction, Choice of Law, and Judgments in Transnational Disputes, at 9 (2008).

Jenkins has access to the Principles of the Law of Intellectual Property in print, on the library's Westlaw computers, and on the member database HeinOnline. Drafts and case annotations may also be available. See below to find out more about this Principle of the Law and how to access it.

Finding Intellectual Property: Principles Governing Jurisdiction, Choice of Law, and Judgments in Transnational Disputes

The member database HeinOnline includes access to the Principles of the Law. Many drafts may also be available on HeinOnline. Members must be logged in to jenkinslaw.org to access this database. HeinOnline is also available in the library. See below for more information.

Intellectual Property: Principles Governing Jurisdiction, Choice of Law, and Judgments in Transnational Disputes

  • Direct link: Intellectual Property
  • Once in HeinOnline, select American Law Institute Library > Restatements & Principles of the Law > Intellectual Property: Principles Governing Jurisdiction, Choice of Law, and Judgments in Transnational Disputes
  • Drafts are located below the official text. Includes Preliminary, Council, Discussion, and Proposed Final Drafts.

Westlaw, available in the library, includes access to the Principles of the Law. When available, case annotations follow the text of the Principle section and are labeled "Case Citations - By Jurisdiction". Westlaw indicates the currency of these annotations in the update information found above the Principle section. Select drafts may also be available.

Intellectual Property: Principles Governing Jurisdiction, Choice of Law, and Judgments in Transnational Disputes

  • Available on the library's Westlaw computers.
  • Once in Westlaw, from the All Content tab, select Secondary Sources > Restatements & Principles of the Law > Intellectual Property: Principles Governing Jurisdiction, Choice of Law, and Judgments in Transnational Disputes
  • Archive materials also available. From the Intellectual Property table of contents page, see the see Intellectual Property ... - Archive located under "Tools & Resources" (on the right). The Archive materials include the superseded Proposed Final Draft of the Intellectual Property: Principles Governing Jurisdiction, Choice of Law, and Judgments in Transnational Disputes.

Jenkins collects the Principles of the Law in print format. In print, case annotations to Principles of the Law can be found in the annual pocket parts located in the back inside "pocket" of each volume. Depending on the date of pocket part, additional case citations may be available in the most recent Interim Case Citations to the Restatements of the Law. Select drafts may also be available in either print or microfiche format.

Intellectual Property: Principles Governing Jurisdiction, Choice of Law, and Judgments in Transnational Disputes American Law Institute
(K7550 .I584 2008)