United States (USPTO and Federal Circuit)

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United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)

United States Patent and Trademark Office: https://www.uspto.gov/

Manual of Patent Examination and Procedure: https://mpep.uspto.gov/RDMS/MPEP/current

Title 37 of CFR: https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-37

USPTO guidance documents: https://www.uspto.gov/guidance

Patent Center: https://patentcenter.uspto.gov/

Federal Register Notices: https://www.uspto.gov/learning-and-resources/federal-register-notices/federal-register-notices-2025

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) (part of the USPTO)

PTAB landing page: https://www.uspto.gov/patents/ptab

PTAB precedential and informative decisions: https://www.uspto.gov/patents/ptab/precedential-informative-decisions

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC)

Federal Circuit Opinions and Orders: https://www.cafc.uscourts.gov/home/case-information/opinions-orders/

European Patent Office (EPO)

Guidelines Landing Page: https://www.epo.org/en/legal/guidelines-epc

Guidelines HTML: https://www.epo.org/en/legal/guidelines-epc/2025/index.html

Case Law Landing Page: https://www.epo.org/en/legal/case-law 

Case Law HTML TOC: https://www.epo.org/en/legal/case-law/2025/clr_toc.html

Case Law HTML: https://www.epo.org/en/legal/case-law/2025/index.html 

Patentability: https://www.epo.org/en/legal/case-law/2025/clr_i.html 

Unified Patent Court (UPC)

 UPC Landing Page: https://www.unifiedpatentcourt.org/en

UPC Decisions and Orders: https://www.unifiedpatentcourt.org/en/decisions-and-orders

Japan Patent Office

Patent Guidelines Landing Page: https://www.jpo.go.jp/e/system/laws/rule/guideline/patent/index.html

Guidelines: https://www.jpo.go.jp/e/system/laws/rule/guideline/patent/tukujitu_kijun/index.html

Handbook (Annex A and D have case law): https://www.jpo.go.jp/e/system/laws/rule/guideline/patent/handbook_shinsa/index.html

Japan IP High Court 

Japan IP High Court Decisions Page: https://www.ip.courts.go.jp/eng/hanrei/index.html

Important Judgements by Category: https://www.ip.courts.go.jp/eng/hanrei/Important_IP_Judgment_by_Category/index.html

Important Judgments by Category of Patents: https://www.ip.courts.go.jp/eng/hanrei/Important_IP_Judgment_by_Category/Patent/index.html

Requirements for Registration: https://www.ip.courts.go.jp/eng/hanrei/Important_IP_Judgment_by_Category/Patent/Requirements_for_Registration/index.html

Claim Construction: https://www.ip.courts.go.jp/eng/hanrei/Important_IP_Judgment_by_Category/Patent/Claim_Construction/index.html

Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO)

KIPO Landing Page (English): https://www.kipo.go.kr/en/MainApp?c=1000

KIPO Laws and Regulations: https://www.kipo.go.kr/en/HtmlApp?c=92005&catmenu=ek03_05_01

KIPO Examination Guidelines: https://www.kipo.go.kr/en/HtmlApp?c=92006&catmenu=ek03_06_01

KIPO IPTAB: https://www.kipo.go.kr/en/HtmlApp?c=30300&catmenu=ek03_07_01

Korean Intellectual Property High Court (KIPHC) (hosted by Korean Supreme Court)

IP decisions landing page: https://patent.scourt.go.kr/patent_e/intro/intro_01/index.html

KIPHC decisions: https://patent.scourt.go.kr/patent_e/decision/index.html

KIPHC patentability: https://patent.scourt.go.kr/dcboard/new/EngDcNewsListAction.work?gubun=538&sel_cate1=1&sel_cate2=101&page=101

KIPHC claim construction: https://patent.scourt.go.kr/dcboard/new/EngDcNewsListAction.work?gubun=538&sel_cate1=1&sel_cate2=102&page=102

Korean Supreme Court 

Korean Supreme Court IP Decisions: https://patent.scourt.go.kr/patent_e/decision/index2.html

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