Intellectual Property, 7th edition

By David Bainbridge
January 2009
Longman
Distrubuted by Trans-Atlantic Publications Inc.
ISBN: 9781405859202
952 pages, Illustrated
$107.50 Paper Original

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Description

Popular, clear and accessible, Intellectual Property Law, is generally regarded as the most comprehensive textbook on the subject. Focused clearly on the needs of undergraduates approaching the subject for the first time, it maintains a careful balance between exposition, practical considerations and theoretical arguments and utilises visual aids throughout to assist understanding.

Contents

Preface
Table of cases
Table of legislation
Glossary
Table of abbreviations
Law reports references etc

Part One: Preliminary 1 Introduction

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 and computer software 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 UKregistered design 18 The UK unregistered design right

Part Six: Business goodwill and reputation 19 Trade marks – introduction and background 20 The UKtrade mark – requirements for registration and refusal of registration, surrender, revocation and invalidity, trade marks as property and registration 21 The UKtrade mark – rights, infringement, limitations and defences, remedies and criminal offences 22 Community trade mark and the Madrid System 23 Passing off and malicious falsehood

Part Seven: European and international perspectives on IPR 24 Freedom of movement of goods and EC competition law 25 IPR and conflict of laws Appendices Appendix 1 – Trade mark classification for goods and services Appendix 2 – Useful Internet addresses for intellectual property information Bibliography Index

Features

• A clear six part structure and colour design aids navigation
• New part summaries draw together the key themes within a topic, encourage critical thinking through discussion points and suggest further reading
• Further research and engagement with Intellectual Property Law is encouraged through the use of reflective questions and guided further reading.

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