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Russell-Clarke & Howe on Industrial Designs, 8th Edition

Russell-Clarke & Howe on Industrial Designs, 8th Edition

Author: Martin Howe, QC
Publisher: Sweet & Maxwell U.K.
ISBN: 9781847038913
Published In: October 2010
Format: Hardback
Jurisdiction: Europe ? Disclaimer:
Countri(es) stated herein are used as reference only

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Heralded as the leading text in this field, Russell-Clarke & Howe on Industrial Designs:

Provides practical guidance on how to get the best from the vast bed of legislation surrounding industrial designs in order to protect designs
Covers all aspects of this area, in particular, the five legal rights which protect industrial designs
Pays particular attention to the two European legal rights, covering the case law and key developments which have occurred since 2002
Deals with each body of legislation in turn, followed by chapters on tactical and practical considerations such as infringements, remedies, dealing with legal proceedings, licensing and EC law and Competition
Offers analytical, high level commentary on industrial designs, whilst maintaining a practice focused edge
Provides a detailed historical treatment of copyright law and industrial design law from 1709 through to the current legislative position
Covers all the issues that may arise from the continuing existence of designs registered prior to 2001
Discusses copyright protection for industrial designs
Looks into infringement and validity disputes and threats actions, along with practical hints on how to avoid the mistakes of the past
Incorporates an interesting discussion of parallel imports and how this relates to industrial design
Includes a new chapter covering design law in the Commonwealth and former Commonwealth countries
One of the few places which pulls together all the relevant sections of legislation for the UK and Europe for all the forms of design protection, including the ones covering tribunals and procedures

Overview and Historical Introduction to Design Rights in the United Kingdom
Community Designs and EU Harmonised UK Design
Pre-2001 UK Registered Designs
UK National Unregistered Design Right
Copyright Protection for Industrial Designs
Infringement and Validity Disputes: Remedies and Procedures
Actions for Threats of Proceedings for Infringement
Compulsory Licensing and Crown User
European Community Law and Competition
Protection of Semiconductor Topographies
Countries with Historical Connections with UK Registered Designs

Martin Howe QC is a barrister at 8 New Square, one of the largest set of chambers practising in IP in the country. He specialises in all areas of intellectual property, including patents, trade marks and copyrights. He is also a member of the Patent and Chancery Bar Associations.