Licensing rights & partner research

U.S. Copyright Office

Find copyright registration and official circulars.

Licensing rights & partner research: Check jurisdiction and the responsible office before applying a rule to your own record.

USPTO trademark resources

Start trademark research and verify filing information.

Licensing rights & partner research: Check jurisdiction and the responsible office before applying a rule to your own record.

National Endowment for the Arts

Find U.S. arts program and research information.

Licensing rights & partner research: Check jurisdiction and the responsible office before applying a rule to your own record.

Authors Guild

Find authors' professional, contract and rights resources.

Licensing rights & partner research: Use professional guidance to structure questions; membership is not proof of an individual provider’s quality.

Licensing Expo

Find official exhibitor and current-event information; no date is inferred.

Licensing rights & partner research: Use the finder to locate the responsible provider; confirm availability and eligibility with that provider.

Licensing International

Find licensing-industry professional resources.

Licensing rights & partner research: Use professional guidance to structure questions; membership is not proof of an individual provider’s quality.

Writers Guild of America West

Find professional screenwriting and rights resources.

Licensing rights & partner research: Use professional guidance to structure questions; membership is not proof of an individual provider’s quality.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection trade

Find U.S. import, trade and intellectual-property border resources.

Licensing rights & partner research: Check jurisdiction and the responsible office before applying a rule to your own record.

U.S. Department of Justice

Find federal justice-agency information and public complaint and assistance entry points.

Licensing rights & partner research: Check jurisdiction and the responsible office before applying a rule to your own record.

Anime Expo

Use official convention and exhibitor information and check the current schedule.

Licensing rights & partner research: Use the finder to locate the responsible provider; confirm availability and eligibility with that provider.

Comic-Con International

Use the organizer's official convention information; current dates are not assumed.

Licensing rights & partner research: Use the finder to locate the responsible provider; confirm availability and eligibility with that provider.

Getty Research Institute

Use art-historical research resources and check reuse permissions.

Licensing rights & partner research: Record item identifiers, provenance and item-specific rights before reusing an image or text.

High Point Market exhibitor directory

Research furniture market exhibitors; consult individual businesses for terms.

Licensing rights & partner research: Use the finder to locate the responsible provider; confirm availability and eligibility with that provider.

International Game Developers Association

Find game-development professional resources.

Licensing rights & partner research: Use professional guidance to structure questions; membership is not proof of an individual provider’s quality.

Smithsonian Open Access

Find open-access collection items and check the item's own reuse terms.

Licensing rights & partner research: Record item identifiers, provenance and item-specific rights before reusing an image or text.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art collection

Research art records and distinguish public-domain assets from other images.

Licensing rights & partner research: Record item identifiers, provenance and item-specific rights before reusing an image or text.

Cornell Legal Information Institute

Research U.S. legal texts and reference material; check jurisdiction and currency.

Licensing rights & partner research: Read the dataset definition, reporting period and limitations before comparing numbers.

Canadian Intellectual Property Office

Find Canadian intellectual-property services and education.

Licensing rights & partner research: Check jurisdiction and the responsible office before applying a rule to your own record.

Canada Council for the Arts

Find Canadian arts programs and professional resources.

Licensing rights & partner research: Check jurisdiction and the responsible office before applying a rule to your own record.

Canadian Bar Association

Find Canadian legal-profession resources.

Licensing rights & partner research: Use professional guidance to structure questions; membership is not proof of an individual provider’s quality.