Intellectual property in Australia / William van Caenegem, Judith Bannister, Charles Lawson, Adam Liberman, Andrew Stewart.

Chatswood, N.S.W. : LexisNexis Butterworths, 2022.

7th edition

199987

Intellectual property -- Australia.

PART 1: Introduction

1. An Overview

2. Enforcement of rights

PART 2: Confidentiality

3. The concept of rights in information

4. Breach of confidence

PART 3: Copyright, designs and related rights

5. Copyright: basic concepts

6. Subsistence of copyright

7. Exploitation of copyright

8. Infringement of copyright

9. Moral rights and related rights

10. Designs

PART 4: Patents

11. The patent system

12. Validity of patents

13. Ownership and exploitation of patent rights

14. Infringement of patent rights

15. Plant breeder’s rights

PART 5: Business reputation

16. Misappropriation of business reputation: general principles

17. Misappropriation: Establishing a Reputation

18. Misappropriation: establishing deception

19. Registration of trade marks

20. Protection and exploitation of registered marks

PART 6: Other Dimensions

21. International aspects of intellectual property protection

22. Commercialising intellectual property.

This authoritative and engaging book offers insightful treatment of the law of intellectual property. It provides accessible explanations and analysis of the current regimes and their application in various commercial settings, while examining the trends and tensions that influence future changes to the Australian intellectual property system. Topics covered include confidentiality, copyright, designs and related rights, patents, business reputation and trade marks, and the commercialisation of intellectual property. It is an invaluable resource for students and lecturers, and a practical reference for practitioners. The seventh edition has been fully revised and updated to include recent developments in case law and legislation, including the following: introduction of the ‘patent box’ tax concession; introduction of ‘exclusive licensees’ and a grace period into the Designs Act; proposed Copyright Act amendments regarding orphan works; ‘patent exhaustion’ taking over from the ‘implied licence principle’; Full Federal Court consideration of ‘artificial intelligence’ as an inventor; proposed amendments to the law relating to unfair contract terms; repeal of intellectual property protections in Competition and Consumer Act s 51(3); introduction of new Trade Marks Act s 122A to prevent trade mark owners from artificially restricting parallel imports; important trade mark decisions including: Hashtag Burgers Pty Ltd v In-N-Out Burgers, Inc (2020); Allergan Australia Pty Ltd v Self Care IP Holdings Pty Ltd (2021); Kraft Foods Group Brands LLC v Bega Cheese Ltd (2020). Features: Authoritative author team. Clear and accessible commentary. Covers both the law and its commercial application. Provides insights into potential reform. - Publisher's website.

Previous edition: 2018.

Includes index and bibliographical references.

9780409354898

lxxix, 1059 pages ; 24 cm