Details
- Written by a university lecturer with over 25 years' experience of teaching intellectual property to undergraduate, postgraduate and post-professional law students and to undergraduate and postgraduate engineering students, at United Kingdom and overseas institutions
- Thinking points integrated into the text challenge and develop student learning
- Real-world examples illustrate key statutory provisions in operation and engage students by relating theory to real life experience, encouraging a grounded understanding of intellectual property law
- Reflective questions with suggested model answers are included at the end of each chapter to stimulate classroom discussion and provide a guide for how to tackle a question and structure a reasoned and balanced answer
- An accompanying website provides links to the major intellectual property organisations, suggested answers to reflective questions in the book, sample intellectual property documents, twice-annual updates to the text, and PowerPoint slides
Over the last two decades, intellectual property has proved to be a hugely popular yet increasingly complex subject, not least because of the speed of change caused by a never-ending flow of legislation. Intellectual Property Law focuses on the practical issues of United Kingdom intellectual property at the same time as demonstrating how the subject is being shaped by outside forces, not all of them perceived as welcome.
Intellectual Property Law is presented in an informal, engaging and lively manner with an emphasis on explaining the key topics covered on intellectual property law courses with clarity. Written by a university lecturer with over 25 years' experience of teaching intellectual property, this book provides a clear and structured approach to the subject, with a strong emphasis on student-centred learning.
Online Resource Centre
An Online Resource Centre will accompany the book providing web links to the major international intellectual property organisations, twice-yearly updates to changes and developments in the law, suggested answers to the reflective questions in the book, PowerPoint slides and sample intellectual property documents.
Part 1: General Matters
1: General introduction
2: Enforcement of intellectual property rights
Part 2: Breach of confidence
3: Breach of confidence
Part 3: Patents
4: Introduction to patents
5: Patentability
6: Infringement of patents
Part 4: Copyright and Related Rights
7: An introduction to copyright
8: Subsistence of copyright
9: Infringement of copyright
10: Moral rights and performers' rights
Part 5: Designs
11: Designs
Part 6: Trade Marks
12: Introduction to trade marks
13: Passing off
14: Registration of trade marks
15: Infringement of trade marks
16: Exhaustion of rights
Part 7: Property Rights and Exploitation
17: Dealings in intellectual property rights
18: Protection for image, character and personality merchandising
Helen Norman, Senior Lecturer in Law, University of Bristol
"'The material is student-friendly in the best sense in that it is clear and supportive but also enables students to access understanding and to develop a contextualised evaluative approach to learning through the self-test questions and thinking points'. Sallie Spilsbury, Principal Lecturer, MMU"
"'It is extremely well written, approaching the subject in a logical and well structured manner with very clear explanations of difficult concepts.'Colin R Davies, Director Intellectual Property Law Unit, Glamorgan University"
