Trade Magazines and Scholarly Articles

Carson, Dale L. "Trade Secret Law". Wiggin and Dana Publications. 31 Oct. 2000. 25 Aug. 2008 .

This article is not one to use in every case when dealing with intellectual property law. This deals more with patent infringement and some of the ways in which the government allows some corporations to avoid breaking patent infringement when working on certain inventions. These type of examples deal with the creation of new medicines and other types of scientific advancements. It gives a great deal of examples of when these situations have taken place and the actions that took place. This article is one that could be used in regards to research when a journalist is facing a piece about patent infringement or something involving the government pardoning groups to use materials that are protected by these laws.

Scotchmer, Suzanne. "Standing on the Shoulders of Giants: Cumulative Research and the Patent Law." Journal of Economic Perspectives 5 (1991): 29-41.

This is another source that can only be used when dealing with certain areas of intellectual property law. This article went into great statistical detail about Patent Law and the development of the practice over the years. I found some of the statistical information to be very intriguing. Patent laws have changed over the years and this research shows the areas in which it has expanded. I think that, as a journalist writing in this field, it is important to know the numbers behind the actions so this is a great source to come back to if the issue of patent infringement arises.

Vaver, David. Intellectual Property Law: Copyright, Patents, Trademarks. Canadian Journal of Communication. 1998. 3 Aug. 2008 http://www.cjc-online.ca/index.php/journal/article/view/1043/949.

Now this is an article for the ultimate intellect! What an absolutely deep article about intellectual property law. Mr. Vaver wrote with such eloquence and intelligence with this article. I feel that I learned a great deal of information about the field and I am looking at the field in a different way. This article talks about the way copyright laws and trademark laws are carried out as well as the patent laws. There were parts of this article that were too intelligent for my understanding which may make this a difficult source to use at times. If you are a journalist, and want to use this source, just use it with caution. Make sure you are using the source correctly and in the way you intended.