| Description |
c, 1131 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
1. Introduction -- Pt 1. Copyright -- 2. Introduction to copyright -- 3. Subject matter -- 4. Criteria for protection -- 5. Authorship and first ownership -- 6. Nature of the rights -- 7. Duration of copyright -- 8. Infringement -- 9. Defences -- 10. Moral rights -- 11. Exploitation and use of copyright -- 12. Limits on exploitation -- 13. Related rights: performers' rights, database right, technological measures, rights management information, public lending right, and the droit de suite -- Pt 2. Patents: 14. Introduction to patents -- 15. The nature of a patent -- 16. Procedure for grant of a patent -- 17. Patentable subject matter -- 18. Novelty -- 19. Inventive step -- 20. Internal requirements for patentability -- 21. Ownership -- 22. Infringement -- 23. Patent exploitation -- 24. Rights related to patents -- Pt 3. The legal regulation of designs: 25. Acquiring registered design protection in the United Kingdom and the community -- 26. The community concept of design -- 27. Grounds of invalidity: novelty, individual character, and relative grounds -- 28. The rights of a proprietor of a UK registered design, a registered community design, and unregistered community design -- 29. Copyright protection for designs -- 30. Unregistered design right -- Pt 4. Trade marks and passing off: 31. Introduction to passing off and trade marks -- 32. Passing off -- 33. Misrepresentation -- 34. Damage -- 35. Trade mark registration -- 36. Subject matter -- 37. Absolute grounds for refusal -- 38. Relative grounds for refusal -- 39. Revocation -- 40. Infringement -- 41. Trade mark defences -- 42. Exploitation and use of trade marks -- 43. Geographical indications of origin -- Pt 5. Confidential information -- 44. Is the information capable of being protected? -- 45. Obligation of confidence -- 46. Breach, defences, and remedies -- 47. Litigation -- 48. Civil and criminal remedies |
| Summary |
This new edition has been fully revised and updated to incorporate developments in this fast-moving area of the law. It provides a comprehensive treatment of the core areas of Intellectual Property and is useful for students at undergraduate and postgraduate levels |
| Analysis |
Patent & copyright law (England) |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Intellectual property infringement -- Great Britain.
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Intellectual property -- Great Britain.
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| Author |
Sherman, Brad.
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| LC no. |
2004557488 |
| ISBN |
0199264309 paperback |
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