Intellectual Property: Cases, Materials and Commentary, 4th Edition

Author: Sam Ricketson; Megan Richardson; Mark Davison
Publisher: LexisNexis Australia
ISBN: 9780409324686
Published In: November 2008
Format: Paperback , 960 pages
Jurisdiction: Australia ? Disclaimer:
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A comprehensive collection of commentary, cases and materials on intellectual property law written by experts in the field.

Intellectual Property: Cases, Materials and Commentary provides students with a comprehensive collection of cases and materials relating to intellectual property law. Questions of policy are examined and discussed throughout the text, linking various materials and presenting them in a meaningful context.

Important Features:

· New internal design makes the material more accessible and the text easier to navigate.
· Questions throughout the text help students gain a deeper understanding of the material.
· Further reading list at the end of this chapter is useful for advanced research.
· Professor Mark Davison from Monash University joins this expert author team.

Part I - Justifications and Preliminaries
1. The Concept of Intellectual Property: Why Have Intellectual Property Rights
2. Intellectual Property Rights in Australia

Part II - Copyright and Related Rights
3. Copyright: Origins, Rationale and Basic Principles
4. The Framework of Copyright Protection: Conditions, Subject Matter and Duration
5. Exclusive Rights and Their Infringement: The Economic Rights
6. Further Rights of Authors, Exceptions to Infringement, and Other Protections for Copyright Owners
7. Ownership and Exploitation of Copyright
8. International Copyright Arrangements and New Developments

Part III - Protection at the Borderline of Copyright and Patents
9. The Registered Designs System
10. The Protection of Confidential Information in Australia
11. Circuit Layouts

Part IV - Patents for Inventions
12. The Patent System: Origins and Rationale
13. The Concept of Invention
14. Patent Validity and the Application Process
15. Interlude: Sui Generis Schemes

Part V - Trade Marks and Commercial Indicators
16. Passing Off and Related Actions
17. The Registered Trade Marks System: Origins and Rationale
18. Registered Trade Marks
19. Rights Given By Trade Mark Registration

Sam Ricketson is a Professor of Law at the Melbourne Law School, University of Melbourne and a practicing barrister-at-law.

Megan Richardson is a Professor of Law at the Melbourne Law School, University of Melbourne and an intellectual property and privacy law expert.

Mark Davison is a Professor in the Faculty of Law at Monash University and Special Counsel with Knightsbridge Lawyers.