Intellectual Property is the leading textbook in this area of law. It provides comprehensive and authoritative coverage of the whole spectrum of intellectual property law as it applies in the UK and is a standard first port of call for practitioners. This new edition has been rewritten and updated to reflect the rapid evolution of IP in recent years. Explains main types of IP chapter by chapter Features extensive EU and international coverage Includes chapters on IP and personal privacy, IP and digital technology, IP and biotechnology Up-to-date with all recent case law and legislative developments Contains tables of European Legislation and International Treaties, Conventions and Agreements
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note
1. Starting points 2. The enforcement of rights 3. Growth and purpose of patents 4. The patent: grant and content 5. Validity 6. Scope of monopoly 7. Property rights and exploitation 8. Confidential information 9. Personal privacy 10. Range and aims of copyright 11. Subsistence of copyright 12. Infringement of copyright and moral rights 13. Property rights and exploitation 14. Copyright: particular cases 15. Industrial design 16. Competitor and consumer 17. Common law liability 18. Registered trade marks 19. Intellectual property in the European Union 20. Digital technology: computers and the internet 21. Intellectual property in biotechnology.