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Informationen zum Autor Jeremy Phillips BA (Cantab), PhD (Kent), Intellectual Property Consultant, Slaughter and May; Professor, Magister Lventinvs, University of AlicanteAlison Firth MA (Oxon), MSc, Barrister; Senior Lecturer, Intellectual Property Law Unit, Queen Mary and Westfield College, University of London Introduction to Intellectual Property Law includes coverage of the extensive amendments to the Copyright, Design and Patents Act 1988. Also covered are the European Patent Convention, the Patent Co-operation Treaty, the Madrid Agreement, the Agreement on Trade-Related aspects of Intellectual Property Rights, the WIPO Copyright Treaty and the Performances and Phonograms Treaty. Introduction to Intellectual Property Law includes covers amendments to the Copyright, Design and Patents Act 1988, the European Patent Convention, the Patent Co-operation Treaty, the Madrid Agreement, the Agreement on Trade-Related aspects of Intellectual Property Rights, the WIPO Copyright Treaty and the Performances and Phonograms Treaty. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part I. Introduction 1.: What is intellectual property? 2.: Protectability of intellectual property Part II. Inventions 3.: Protecting inventions 4.: Inventions and the patents system 5.: The patentability of an invention 6.: Obtaining a patent 7.: The consequences of obtaining a patent 8.: Infringement and revocation 9.: The patent and legal policy Part III. Copyright 10.: The concept of copyright 11.: Author's works 12.: Derivative works 13.: Infringement 14.: Subsistence, protection and erosion of copyright Part IV. Pseudo-Copyright 15.: Public lending right 16.: Resale royalty rights 17.: Performers' protection 18.: Moral rights Part V. Rights in information and reputation 19.: Fair and unfair competition 20.: Breach of confidence and passing off 21.: Registered trademarks 22.: Character merchandising, franchising and sponsorship Part VI. Some topics of current interest 23.: Problems with new technology 24.: Protection of industrial designs 25.: The protection of plant varieties 26.: Copyright infringement: authorisation and secondary infringement 27.: Intellectual property rights and the European Community 28.: Intellectual property on the international stage Index ...
