Intellectual Property Law Directions, 2nd Edition

• Practical 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 are included at the end of each chapter to stimulate classroom discussion and suggested answers are provided online as a guide for how to tackle a question and structure a reasoned and balanced answer
• Self-test questions and thinking points are integrated into the text to challenge and develop student learning
• Written by a university lecturer with over 20 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
• An accompanying website provides links to the major intellectual property organisations, suggested answers to reflective questions in the book, a flashcard glossary and sample intellectual property documents

New to this edition

• The latest ECtHR and UK case law developments on breach of confidence and privacy
• The latest EPO decisions on the patenting of biological processes and and the latest EPO/CJEU cases on patenting human embryonic stem cells
• The likely impact of the introduction of unitary patent protection in the EU
• The latest UK Supreme Court decisions on patent infringement, and remedies for patent infringement
• The latest UK Supreme Court decision on originality in copyright
• The changes to the CDPA concerning the duration of protection for industrially exploited artistic works, the duration of protection for sound recordings and performances, and the amendment of defences to copyright infringement as a result of the Hargreaves Report
• The EU's proposed amendments to the Trade Marks Directive and to the Community Trade Mark Regulation
• The latest case developments from UK and EU courts on the protection for and infringement of copyright, design right and trademarks

Intellectual Property Law Directions focuses on the practical issues of United Kingdom intellectual property law at the same time as demonstrating how the subject is being shaped by outside forces.

This text is written in a lively and engaging manner with an emphasis on explaining the key topics covered on intellectual property law courses with clarity. Intellectual Property Law Directions uses thinking points, reflective questions, chapter summaries and learning objectives to help develop students' understanding. It also uses case close-up boxes to quickly identify and explain key cases. 

Written by a university lecturer with over 20 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 accompanies the book providing web links to the major international intellectual property organisations, suggested answers to the reflective questions in the book, a flashcard glossary and sample intellectual property documents.

Readership: This book is suitable for second or third year undergraduates studying courses in intellectual property law. It will also be of interest to management and business studies students, to engineers and scientists and those studying foundation programmes.