Some of the IP magazines provide recent developments in Patent, Trademark and Copyright. Examples are Villanova Information Law Chronicle, Texas Intellectual Law Journal, and API Express that provide news on US and foreign patents on petroleum and petrochemical industries, and Rand Journal of Economics that issue reports on research and development. There are several databases available online by Dialog. Examples are databases on dissertations and professional society s annual meetings. World Wide Web .
Internet is a very good place to start in regard to obtaining current information.
For corporate research and developments and current news that may implicate patentibility, these web sites may be helpful to practitioners and inventors. Where to Find Perodicals 1. Private Libraries such as IP Law firms and Corporate libraries are good depositories of periodicals. Additionally, the libraries of the Inventors colleagues should not be overlooked. They may be a good source of valuable information.