A firm favourite with students and lecturers alike, Intellectual Property can be trusted to equip you with the best possible basis for study of this dynamic subject. Providing an unrivalled account of the law in this area, this book also examines the ethical and policy influences which have shaped its development providing you with a solid basis for further exploration of the subject.
| ISBN | 1408229285 | | Pages | 1000 | | ISBN13 | 9781408229286 (What's this?) | | Weight (grammes) | 1646 | | Publisher | Pearson Education Limited | | Published in | Harlow | | Imprint | Longman | | Previous ISBN | 9781405859202 | | Format | Paperback | | Height (mm) | 246 | | Publication date | 10 Jun 2010 | | Width (mm) | 189 | | DEWEY | 346.41048 | | Academic level | Undergraduate | | DEWEY edition | DC22 | |
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Preface Table of cases Table of legislation Glossary Table of abbreviations Law reports references, etc Part one: Preliminary 1. Introduction Part 2: Copyright and related rights 2. Background and basic principles 3. Subsistence of copyright 4. Authorship and ownership of copyright 5. Authors' rights 6. Rights, infringements 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 UK registered design 18. The UK unregistered design right Part six: Business goodwill and reputation 19. Trade marks - introduction and background 20. The UK trade mark - registrability, surrender, revocation and invalidity, property rights and registration 21. The UK trade 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 Appendix 1: Trade mark classification for goods and services Appendix 2: Useful internet addresses for intellectual property information Bibliography