Intellectual Property Law, 6th edition

Author: Tina Hart; Simon Clark; Linda Fazzani
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan_
ISBN: 9780230366534
Published In: August 2013
Format: Paperback , 336 pages
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The Palgrave Macmillan Law Masters series is a long-established list of titles providing clear, concise and authoritative guides to the main subject areas, written by experienced and respected authors.

This sixth edition of Intellectual Property Law has been thoroughly updated to reflect the recent developments in this intricate and technical area of commercial law. All key aspects of the topic are covered, including copyright, designs, patents, trade marks, passing off and breach of confidence. With backgrounds in both academic teaching and top legal practice, the author team combines to produce a work which is both intellectually stimulating and highly practical.

The new edition includes a new expanded section on privacy. The book is an ideal course companion for undergraduates and postgraduates on law and business-related courses. It is also a useful reference for company secretaries, in-house lawyers and contracts managers.

PART I: PATENTS AND CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION
Patents
Patentability (1)
Patentability (2)
Ownership
Protecting the Patent
Breach of Confidence

PART II: TRADE MARKS AND PASSING OFF
Trade Marks
Registration of Trade Marks
Protection of Trade Marks
Passing Off
Trade Marks - International Provisions

PART III: PATENTS AND DESIGN
Copyright
Subsistence (1)
Subsistence (2)
Infringement
Defences
Ownership and Duration of Copyright, Moral Rights and Artist's Resale Right
Database Rights
Performance Rights
United Kingdom Unregistered Designs Right
Unregistered Community Design Right
United Kingdom and Community Registered Design

PART IV: COMPETITION
Intellectual Property and Competition Law

Tina Hart is Director of Postgraduate Academic Courses at the University of Huddersfield, UK, where she teaches Intellectual Property and Competition Law. She was formerly a Senior Lecturer in Law at the University of Derby.

Simon Clark is the current head of Intellectual Property at Berwin Leighton Paisner, UK and is a leading authority on all aspects of intellectual property law with a particular specialisation in designs. He is the secretary of the British Literary and Artistic Copyright Association and a member of the Editorial Board of Copyright World.

Linda Fazzani was a Consultant at the City of London law firm Berwin Leighton Paisner, UK, where she headed the Intellectual Property and Information Technology Group.

'This volume provides a useful introduction to an area of law with which students often experience initial difficulty. It offers an easily comprehensible overview of the subject, enabling the reader to gain an understanding of the kinds of issue which arise.' – Professor Peter Stone, School of Law, University of Essex