Free IP Law Tools
Four interactive tools that turn the statutes and rules we write about into quick answers: how long a copyright lasts, what a statutory damages claim is actually bounded by, when your response to a legal document is due, and which kind of IP protection fits what you are building. Everything runs in your browser; nothing you type is sent or stored anywhere. Each result cites the governing statute or rule so you can verify it yourself. Educational only, not legal advice.
Copyright Duration Calculator
Enter when a work was published or created and how it was authored, and get the year its U.S. copyright expires and the January 1 it enters the public domain, under 17 U.S.C. sections 302 to 305.
Statutory Damages Estimator
See the statutory bounds of a copyright infringement claim under 17 U.S.C. section 504(c): the per-work range, how willfulness and innocence move it, and how the section 412 registration gate can take statutory damages off the table entirely.
IP Response Deadline Checker
Received a complaint, office action, UDRP filing, or TTAB notice? Look up the response deadline that applies, with the governing rule cited, and compute the calendar date from your service date.
Which IP Protection Do You Need? Quiz
Answer a few questions about what you are trying to protect (a brand, a creative work, an invention, a secret, a likeness) and get pointed to the right form of protection and the guide that explains it.