The fourth edition of this popular casebook is a valuable tool for judges, lawyers and law enforcement officials in the handling of intellectual property cases. It compiles case law related to IP enforcement from a wide range of courts and tribunals, providing a thorough analysis of common and civil law jurisprudence, underscoring similarities and, where appropriate, highlighting differences. It covers the most recent decisions on topical issues in common and civil law, and emphasizes the jurisprudence in the area of copyright and trademark rights.
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1. Introduction: the world of intellectual property law 2. Trademark law principles 3. Infringement of registered trademarks 4. Trademarks: similar marks and confusion 5. Trademark infringement: well-known trademarks 6. Trademark infringement and unfair competition 7. Copyright principles 8. Enforcement of copyright: subsistence 9. Copyright: the infringing act 10. Patent principles 11. Patent infringement 12. Industrial designs 13. Unfair (unlawful) competition 14. Civil remedies 15. Criminal enforcement of IP rights 16. Enforcement of IPRs in the digital and internet age.