The fourth edition of Australian Intellectual Property Law provides a detailed and comprehensive, yet concise and accessible discussion of intellectual property law in Australia. This edition has been thoroughly revised to cover the most recent developments in intellectual property law, including significant case law and discussion of the proposed and enacted amendments to the Copyright Act 1968 (Cth), the Patents Act 1990 (Cth) and the Plant Breeder's Rights Act 1994 (Cth). The text has been restructured, but continues to provide a complete discussion of the black-letter aspects of the law. Commencing with copyright, then followed by design law, confidential information, patents, plant breeder's rights, then finally trade marks. The work ends with a chapter on enforcing legal rights and civil remedies. Written by highly-respected intellectual property law researchers this text is an invaluable resource for both undergraduate and postgraduate students, academics and other professionals working with intellectual property.
This text uses broader social and economic contexts to locate the black letter law in the everyday, making it an accessible introduction to IP that will equip students with a foundation of legal knowledge for either entry level legal ...
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This text is an introductory commentary and cases text for Intellectual Property Law, which follows a survey/critical approach to the main categories of IP law which are: .
Australian Intellectual Property Law
The seventh edition has been fully revised and updated to include recent developments in case law and legislation, including the following: * introduction of the 'patent box' tax concession * introduction of 'exclusive licensees' and a ...
This forward-looking book examines the issue of intellectual property (IP) law reform, considering both the reform of primary IP rights, and the impact of secondary rights on such reforms.
Written in clear and engaging terms, the book provides in-depth and topical treatment of each regime and the policy issues they have generated, and draws on leading cases as examples of a particular type of problem or decision.
Policymakers will find this book of great interest as will academics and students of intellectual property law and international law.
This comprehensive international and comparative account reconceptualises the public domain, providing new insights into copyright and copyright law reform.
. . the book is enlightening for practitioners who are often required to take into account global considerations when advising clients.