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Details
- Unparalleled coverage of intellectual property law, carefully selected to include all the up-to-date legislation relevant to your course
- Unannotated primary and secondary legislation, allowing you to take this book into examinations
- Detailed tables of content and clear layout make it easy for you to locate the legislation you need
- An Online Resource Centre provides videos on how to interpret statutes & how legislation is made, as well as web links to enable you to keep abreast of developments in this area of the law
New to this edition
- The twelfth edition has been fully revised and updated to take account of all relevant legislation in force at May 2014. The new legislation included in this edition is:
- Intellectual Property Act 2014 (UK) [select key provisions];
- Orphan Works Directive 2012/28/EU (EU);
- Quality Schemes for Agricultural Products and Foodstuffs Regulation No. 1151/2012 (EU);
- Existing legislation has been updated to incorporate amendments effectuated by, inter alia:
- Copyright and Duration of Rights in Performances Regulations 2013 (UK);
- Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 (UK);
- LeahySmith America Invents Act (US).
Blackstone's Statutes have a 25-year tradition of trust and quality unrivalled by other statute books, and a rock-solid reputation for accuracy, reliability, and authority. Content is extensively reviewed to ensure a close map to courses.
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Readership: Suitable for undergraduate students opting to take a module in intellectual property law as part of the LLB.
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Andrew Christie is the Davies Collison Cave Professor of Intellectual Property in the Melbourne Law School. He has particular expertise in the areas of copyright law, patent law and trade mark law as they apply in the digital environment, and patent law as it applies to biotechnological inventions.
Stephen Gare is a consultant at SDG at SW6. He was formerly Head of Intellectual Property at Greenberg Traurig Maher, LLP. He has wide-ranging experience in the litigation and transactional aspects of all areas of intellectual property and information technology, across a broad spectrum of products and services.
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Review(s) from previous edition
"Blackstone's Statutes are my first choice as they are clearly laid out, up to date, and accurate. All the key materials are present and students find them easy to use. - Dr Lindsey Bell, University of Bristol
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