CLE
Noon CLE meetings are typically held at the Belo Mansion on the fourth Thursday of every month (with some exceptions).
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We also host periodic breakfast CLE roundtable discussions at a North Dallas location on important IP topics.
Useful Links
United States Patent and Trademark Office
Patent search page - USPTO
Patent and Trademark Assignment search
MPEP - Manual of Patent Examining Procedure
Patent Forms - patent related forms
Patent Classification
PAIR - Patent Application Information Retrieval
US Copyright Office
USPTO trademarks page
TESS - Trademark Electronic Search System
TMEP - Trademark Manual of Examining Procedure
​World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
​State Intellectual Property Office of the Peoples Republic of China (SIPO)
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​Intellectual Property Regulations (37 C.F.R.) Index at bitlaw.com
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U.S. Code Title 35 - Patents at Cornell University Law School
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Court Decisions at Cornell University Law School
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Intellectual Property Law CLE Resources
State Bar of Texas Intellectual Property Law Section
University of Texas at Austin School of Law Patent Law CLE
University of Texas at Austin School of Law Technology and Licensing Law CLE
The Center for American and International Law - The Institute for Law and Technology (ILT)
The American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA)
International Trademark Association (INTA)
American Bar Association Intellectual Property Law Section
Intellectual Property Owners Association
Licensing Executives Society
Practising Law Institute (PLI)
Prior Art Searching
Google Patent Search
Wayback Machine - archive of web pages
CiteSeer Scientific Literature Digital Library
Find Articles
Blogs and Other Resources
Patently-O Blog
Peter Vogel's Internet, Information Technology, & e-Discovery Blog
Eastern District of Texas Federal Court Practice
Kuester Law - The Technology Law Resource
Intellectual Property Law Server
Patent Information User Group
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July 23, 2026
​IP Section CLE Lunch (Noon, Hybrid)
Arts District Mansion (1 Hr CLE)
"ITC Section 337 Investigations: Procedure, Strategy, and the Evolving Domestic Industry Requirement "
​Speaker: Joshua W. Rodriguez, Fabricant Rubino Lambrianakos LLP
​Description: This CLE reviews the life cycle of a typical Section 337 ITC investigation with discussion of strategic decision points for both parties, including a review of recent Federal Circuit "domestic industry" decisions that clarified what investments can count toward the economic prong and what products can satisfy the technical prong.