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............................................................................................................................DescriptionThis new textbook on intellectual property law provides a comprehensive and authoritative understanding of this burgeoning area of law. It provides a thorough overview of the core rights—copyright, patents and designs, trademarks, passing off, and confidentiality—and takes full account of developments in database protection, biotechnological patents, parallel imports, internet copyright, and rights in performances. After a general introductory analysis of the concept of intellectual property, there is a clear and comprehensive exposition of the ways in which intellectual property rights are acquired, infringed, and exploited. The text concludes with a general treatment of enforcement of intellectual property rights, litigation, and remedies.• Full discussion of the accepted classifications of intellectual property, together with recent extensions of intellectual property rights.• Examination of the international and regional sources of intellectual property law, as well as the more familiar domestic rules and regulations.• Integrates the jurisprudence of UK tribunals with the case law of the European Patent Office, the Office of Harmonization in the Internal Market, the Court of First Instance, and the European Court of justice.............................................................................................................................Contents1. IntroductionPart I - Copyright2. Introduction to Copyright3. Subject Matter4. Criteria for Protection5. Authorship and First Ownership6. Nature of the Rights7. Duration of Copyright (Including Publication Right)8. Infringement9. Defences10. Moral Rights11. Exploitation and Use of Copyright12. Limits on Exploitation13. Related Rights: Performers' Rights, Database Right, and Public Lending RightPart II - Patents14. Introduction to Patents15. The Nature of a Patent16. Procedure for Grant of a Patent17. Patentable Subject Matter18. Novelty19. Inventive Step20. Internal Requirements for Patentability21. Ownership22. Infringement23. Patent Exploitation24. Rights Related to PatentsPart III - The Legal Regulation of Designs25. Registered Design Protection26. Subject Matter27. Novelty28. Ownership and Infringement29. Copyright Protection for Designs30. Unregistered Design RightPart IV - Trade Marks and Passing Off31. Introduction to Passing Off and Trade Marks32. Passing Off33. Misrepresentation34. Damage35. Trade Mark Registration36. Subject Matter37. Absolute Grounds for Refusal38. Relative Grounds for Refusal39. Revocation40. Infringement41. Trade Mark Defences42. Exploitation and Use of Trade MarksPart V - Confidential Information43. Is The Information Capable of Being Protected?44. Obligation of Confidence45. Breach, Defences, and RemediesPart VI - Litigation and Remedies46. Litigation47. Civil and Criminal RemediesIndex...........................................................................................................................Author DetailsLionel Bently is Reader in Law at King's College, London.Brad Sherman is Professor in Law at Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia, and Director at the Centre for Intellectual Property in Agriculture, Australian National University and Griffith University.............................................................................................................................
