Subjects:

Intellectual Property Law

Contents:

1. An introduction to intellectual property

2. Patents

3. Copyright

4. Industrial design

5. Passing off

6. Trade marks

7. Confidential information

Index

The Core Text Series provides students with books that cover the core of a particular subject without over-simplifying and in a way that is accessible yet authoritative -at an affordable price.The book provides an overview of IP law for students at all levels as well as raising critical questions about whether the constant expansion of the legal protection afforded to intellectual property is welcomed.

This important issue is raised in order to allow the reader to take an educated view and this theme is examined in the introduction and where relevant throughout the text.

This new edition has been fully updated to take account of the various changes to the law, including the recent Designs Directive from the European Union.