Bently & Sherman's Intellectual Property Law is the definitive textbook on the subject. The authors' all-embracing approach not only clearly sets out the law in relation to copyright, patents, trade marks, passing off, and confidentiality, but also takes account of a wide range of academic opinion enabling readers to explore and make informed judgements about key principles. The particularly clear and lively writing style ensures that even the most complex areas are lucid and comprehensible.
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Bently & Sherman's Intellectual Property Law is the definitive textbook on the subject. The authors' all-embracing approach not only clearly sets out the law in relation to copyright, patents, trade marks, passing off, and confidentiality, but also takes account of a wide range of academic opinion enabling readers to explore and make informed judgements about key principles. The particularly clear and lively writing style ensures that even the most complex areas are lucid and comprehensible.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note
Introduction to copyright Subject matter Criteria for protection Authorship and first ownership Nature of the rights Duration of copyright Infringement Defences Moral rights Exploitation and use of copyright Limits on exploitation Related rights : performers' rights, database right, technological protection measures, rights management information, public lending right, and the droit de suite Introduction to patents The nature of a patent Procedure for grant of a patent Patentable subject matter Novelty Inventive step Internal requirements for patentability Ownership Infringement Exploitation Rights related to patents Acquiring registered design protection in the United Kingdom and the European Community The community concept of design Grounds for invalidity : novelty, individual character, and relative grounds The rights of a proprietor of a UK registered design, a registered community design, and an unregistered community design Copyright protection for designs Unregistered design right Introduction to passing off and trade marks Passing off Misrepresentation Damage Trade mark registration Subject matter Absolute grounds for refusal Relative grounds for refusal Revocation Infringement Trade mark defences Exploitation and use of trade marks Geographical indications of origin Is the information capable of being protected? Obligation of confidence Breach, defences, private information, and remedies Litigation Civil and criminal remedies.
Series
express.
Published
Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2014.