Long established as the leading textbook in this area of law, Cornish and Llewelyn Intellectual Property provides up to date and authoritative coverage of the whole spectrum of IP law as it applies to the UK.
Goes through the main types of IP chapter by chapter, making it easy for the reader to find what they are looking for
Explains what the different types are and the common grounds they share
Includes chapters on IP rights under EU law, IP and personal privacy, IP and digital technology, IP and biotechnology
Enables understanding of the text with supporting cases, references and explanatory narrative putting everything in to context
Draws on legislation from UK, EU and international sources
Includes coverage of key legislative and case law developments
Contains tables including European Legislation and International Treaties, Conventions and Agreements
CONTENTS
Part One: Common Ground
Starting Points
The Enforcement of Rights
Part Two: Patents
Growth and Purpose of Patents
The Patent Grant and Content
Validity
Scope of Monopoly
Property Rights and Exploitation
Part Three: Confidence and Personal Privacy
Confidential Information
Personal Privacy
Part Four: Copyright and Designs
Range and Aims of Copyright
Substance of Copyright
Infringement of Copyright and Moral Rights
Property Rights and Exploitation
Copyright: Particular Cases
Industrial Designs
Part Five: Trade Marks and Names
Competitor and Consumer
Registered Trade Marks
Part Six: The European Dimension and New Technologies
Intellectual Property in the European Union
Digital Technology: Computers and The Internet
Intellectual Property and Biotechnology
Appendices
Competition Law
Joint Interests in Marks, Names and Symbols
Plant varieties
REVIEWSThe book is essential for all serious students of the field. EIPR This book continues to be one of the key titles in this field. New Law Journal