Butterworths Intellectual Property Law Handbook

The fifth edition of Butterworths Intellectual Property Law Handbook provides and invaluable collection of UK primary and secondary legislation as well as EC and international materials, together in one manageable volume. The new edition includes a new section on plant varieties protection and incorporates all recent developments to the existing materials including the Trade Marks Rules 2000, the Patents Regulations 2000, and the Patents (Amendment) Rules 2001. New European and international materials include-; Council Directive on the harmonisation of certain aspects of copyright and related rights in the information society; European Patent Convention (as revised November 2000); Commission Regulation on the application of Article 81(3) of the Treaty to categories of vertical agreements and concerted practices; Commission Regulation on the application of article 81(3) of the Treaty to categories of research and development agreements; Rio Convention on Biological Diversity; ICANN Uniform Domain Name Dispute Policy; ICANN Rules for Uniform Domain Name PolicyThis established title is a key reference point providing a single source of legislative information.