Subjects:

Intellectual Property Law

Contents:

Preface

Table of cases

Table of legislation

Glossary

Table of abbreviations

Law reports references etc

Part One: Preliminary

1 Introduction

Part Two: Copyright and related rights

2 Background and basic principles

3 Subsistence of copyright

4 Authorship and ownership of copyright

5 Authors’

rights

6 Rights, infringement and remedies

7 Defences to copyright infringement and the permitted acts

8 Copyright and computer software

9 Rights in performances

Part Three: The law of breach of confidence

10 Law of breach of confidence

Part Four: Patent law

11 Patent law –

background, basic principles and practical aspects

12 Requirements for patentability

13 Ownership, dealing with patents, safety and security and Crown use

14 Patents –

infringement, remedies and criminal offences

15 Patents –

defences, groundless threats and revocation

Part Five: Design law

16 What is a design?

17 Community design and the UKregistered design

18 The UK unregistered design right

Part Six: Business goodwill and reputation

19 Trade marks –

introduction and background

20 The UKtrade mark –

requirements for registration and refusal of registration, surrender, revocation and invalidity, trade marks as property and registration

21 The UKtrade mark –

rights, infringement, limitations and defences, remedies and criminal offences 22 Community trade mark and the Madrid System 23 Passing off and malicious falsehood

Part Seven: European and international perspectives on IPR

24 Freedom of movement of goods and EC competition law

25 IPR and conflict of laws

Appendices

Appendix 1 –

Trade mark classification for goods and services

Appendix 2 –

Useful Internet addresses for intellectual property information

Bibliography

Index

Intellectual Property 7th edition provides a substantial view of intellectual property law, dealing with principles, academic issues and practical considerations. Split into well structured parts, each comprises an introductory chapter on basic principles, and subsequent chapters addressing the particular aspects of each right.

The book provides an historical background to the current statutory and common law framework and analyses the grey areas revealed as English law struggles to keep up with technological change and European harmonisation. Coverage is not limited to UK law, but includes appropriate international and regional legislation and decisions.