Intellectual Property Law, 7th Edition

The definitive account of IP law: thorough coverage combined with exceptional analysis.

Undergraduates taking an optional module in intellectual property law in the second or third year of their LLB.

Postgraduates studying intellectual property law. Also appeals to practitioners.

Intellectual Property Law is the definitive textbook on this subject - an all-embracing and detailed guide to intellectual property law. It clearly sets out the law in relation to copyright, patents, trade marks, passing off and confidentiality, whilst enlivening the text with illustrations and diagrams.

• Provides a detailed analysis of intellectual property law with reference to a wide range of academic opinion, giving readers a broad context in which to explore the key principles of the subject
• Writing style is particularly clear - the authors retain clarity whilst including an impressive amount of detail, and discussion of even the most complex areas is lucid and structured
• Anticipates new developments in the field in more depth than other textbooks, ensuring that readers are able to make informed judgements about forthcoming changes in the law, and understand the direction in which IP law is moving
• Also available as an e-book with functionality, navigation features, and links that offer extra learning support

New to this edition:

• Consideration of the impact of REULA 2023, particularly on copyright, with suggestions as to how best to accommodate CJEU jurisprudence within UK statutory frameworks
• Takes account of Supreme Court decisions in Emotional Perception, Sky v Skykick, Thaler, Iconix, Lifestyle Equities, Oatly and Abbasi v Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals as well as lower court decisions such as WaterRower v Liking, THJ Systems v Sheridan, Lidl v Tesco, Wright v BTC Core, Shantell v Martin, Browne v Adidas, and IBM United Kingdom v LZLABS.
• Consideration of the impact of artificial intelligence in discussions of authorship, inventorship, patentable subject matter, text and data mining, licensing, digital replicas and image rights
• Substantial reorganization of treatment of originality and copyright infringement; patentable subject matter (after Emotional Perception); bad faith applications for trade marks (after Skykick); and privacy (after Abbasi)
• Consideration of parallel developments in EU law including Unified Patent and Unified Patent Court, as well as case law from the CJEU in key cases such as Mio/Konektra, Pelham II, and IKEA

The seventh edition is available for students and institutions to purchase in a variety of formats, and is supported by online resources.

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