This book combines extracts from major cases and secondary materials with critical commentary to provide a complete resource for undergraduate and postgraduate students of intellectual property law. All areas of intellectual property law in the UK are covered: copyright, trademarks and passing off, confidential information, industrial designs, patent, procedure and enforcement. This book also tackles topical areas, such as the application of intellectual property law to new technologies and character merchandising. While the focus of the book is on intellectual property law in a domestic context, it provides international, EU and comparative law perspectives on major issues. It also addresses the wider policy implications of legislative and judicial developments in the area.
This book offers thorough coverage of international intellectual property law, with a text which is detailed and rich with case references and analysis, yet complete in one easily accessible volume....
An excellent text for clients to read before meeting with attorneys so they'll understand the fundamentals of patent, copyright, trade secret, trademark, mask work, and unfair competition laws. This is...
Intellectual property law and practice in China has changed dramatically since the first edition of this influential book published in 2005.
Understanding Intellectual Property Law
Bently and Sherman's Intellectual Property Law is the definitive textbook on intellectual property law. The book's all-embracing approach not only clearly sets out the law in relation to copyright, patents,...
Focusing on the framework of intellectual property rights, the contributions to this book analyse how the technical background of this massive transformation affects intellectual property law and policy and how intellectual property is ...
Further Reading Armitage, E and Davies, I, Patents and Morality in Perspective (London: CLIP, 1994). Beyleveld, D and Brownsword, R, Mice, ... Davies, S, 'Computer Program Claims' [1998] EIPR 429. Ford, R, 'The Morality of Biotech ...
Patents; The Foundations of Patent Protection; The Subject Matter of Patents; Patentability -- Novelty and Statutory Bar; Patentability -- Utility; Patentability -- Non-Obviousness; Double-Parenting; Parenting Process; Infringement; Remedies; Patent Law...
This book addresses two crucial concerns of intellectual property owners--how to recover monetary compensation when an infringement has occurred and how to prevent further infringement.
A comprehensive overview of intellectual property law, this handbook will be a vital read for all invested in the field of IP law.