Information Technology and Intellectual Property Law, 8th Edition

Author: David Bainbridge
Publisher: Bloomsbury Professional (formerly Tottel Publishing)
ISBN: 9781526520197
Published In: November 2025
Format: Paperback , 656 pages
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Disclaimer:
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Information Technology and Intellectual Property Law provides up-to-date coverage and analysis of the intellectual property laws applicable to all forms of computer software. placing the law in the context of computer use examining copyright, database rights, patents, trade marks, design rights and the law of confidence.

The 8th edition is fully updated and includes:
- a new chapter on Intellectual Property and AI
- a number of cases on FRAND licensing in relation to telecommunications standards technologies, including Unwired Planet v Huawei
- the effects of Brexit on intellectual property regulations
- developments in the EU, US and other jurisdictions
The book can either be read from cover to cover as a thorough introduction to the subjects addressed or be used as a very useful starting point for a specialist practitioner faced with a particular problem on a particular case. With this in mind Information Technology and Intellectual Property Law is an essential addition to any an IT and IP practitioner's bookshelf as well as a useful textbook for non-specialists as well as advanced undergraduate and taught postgraduate IT and IP courses.
Chapter 1 Introduction to information technology and intellectual property law
Chapter 2 Essentials of copyright law
Chapter 3 Copyright and computer programs
Chapter 4 Non-textual copying and emulating the functionality of a computer program
Chapter 5 Copyright in databases
Chapter 6 The sui generis database right
Chapter 7 Copyright in the information society
Chapter 8 Design law, computer graphics and typefaces
Chapter 9 Semiconductor topography right
Chapter 10 The law of breach of confidence and information technology
Chapter 11 Essentials of patent law
Chapter 12 Patents and computer-implemented inventions
Chapter 13 Essentials of trade mark law and the law of passing off
Chapter 14 Trade marks, goodwill and the internet
Chapter 15 Competition law
Chapter 16 Jurisdiction and intellectual property aspects of information technology