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Recognised as a leading textbook in this field, Intellectual Property offers students unrivalled coverage of all aspects of the intellectual property syllabus making it their essential guide through the intricacies of this dynamic subject. Trusted by generations of students and lecturers alike, students can rely on this book to:

• Equip them with a strong understanding of the wealth of domestic, European and International laws which govern each intellectual property right.
  
• Enhance their critical analysis skills through consideration of the ethical influences and policy considerations which impact the future development of IP protection.
  

Fully support them in their study through a range of engaging and interesting features including key point summaries, further reading suggestions, discussion questions and a glossary of technical terms.

List of contents

Part One
PRELIMINARY CONSIDERATIONS AND REMEDIES
1      Introduction to intellectual property rights
       
Part Two
COPYRIGHT AND RELATED RIGHTS
2      Background and basic principles           
3      Subsistence of copyright      
4      Authorship and ownership of copyright  
5      Authors’ rights           
6      Rights, infringement and remedies
7      Defences to copyright infringement and the permitted acts
8      Copyright, computer software and information technology
9      Rights in performances
 
Part Three
THE LAW OF BREACH OF CONFIDENCE
10     Law of breach of confidence 
 
Part Four
PATENT LAW
11     Patent law – background, basic principles and practical aspects
12     Requirements for patentability     
13     Ownership, dealing with patents, safety and security, and Crown use
14     Patents – infringement, remedies and criminal offences   
15     Patents – defences, groundless threats and revocation    
 
Part Five
DESIGN LAW
16     What is a design?      
17     Community design and the UK registered design     
18     The UK unregistered design right  
 
 
Part Six BUSINESS GOODWILL AND REPUTATION
 
19   Trade marks – introduction and background     
20   The UK trade mark – registrability, etc.
21   The UK trade mark – rights, infringement, defences, remedies and criminal offences  
22   Community trade mark and the Madrid System 
23     Passing off and malicious falsehood      
 
Part Seven
REMEDIES FOR INFRINGEMENT OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
24     Remedies for infringement of intellectual property rights
 
Part Eight
EUROPEAN AND INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES ON IPR
25     Freedom of movement of goods and services and EU competition law
26     IPR and conflict of laws       
       

About the author

David I. Bainbridge is Emeritus Professor of Intellectual Property Law at Aston University and an honorary member of Hardwicke Building, Lincoln’s Inn. He is a member of the British Computer Society and the Intellectual Property Bar Association and also has an extensive background in Engineering and Information Technology.

Summary

Recognised as a leading textbook in this field, Intellectual Property offers students unrivalled coverage of all aspects of the intellectual property syllabus making it their essential guide through the intricacies of this dynamic subject. Trusted by generations of students and lecturers alike, students can rely on this book to:

• Equip them with a strong understanding of the wealth of domestic, European and International laws which govern each intellectual property right.
  
• Enhance their critical analysis skills through consideration of the ethical influences and policy considerations which impact the future development of IP protection.
  

Fully support them in their study through a range of engaging and interesting features including key point summaries, further reading suggestions, discussion questions and a glossary of technical terms.

Product details

• Authors: David Bainbridge
• Publisher: KNV Besorgung
• Languages: English
• Product format: Book
• Released: 01.01.2012
• EAN: 9781408283233
• ISBN: 978-1-4082-8323-3
• Series: Longman; Longman
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Law > Mercantile and commercial law