Intellectual Property Law / L. Bently, B. Sherman, D. Gangjee, and P. Johnson.

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2022.

6th edition

200616

Intellectual property -- Great Britain.

1. Introduction

Part I: Copyright

2. Introduction to copyright

3. Subject matter

4. Criteria for protection

5. Authorship and first ownership

6. Nature of the rights

7. Duration of copyright

8. Infringement

9. Defences

10. Moral rights

11. Exploitation and use of copyright

12. Limits on exploitation

13. Rights associated with copyright

Part II: Patents

14. Introduction to patents

15. Nature of a patent

16. Procedure for grant of a patent

17. Patentable subject matter

18. Novelty

19. Inventive step

20. Internal requirements for patentability

21. Ownership

22. Infringement

23. Exploitation

24. Rights relating to patents

Part III: The Legal Regulation of Designs

25. How design protection arises in the United Kingdom

26. Subject matter: the requirement that there be a design

27. Grounds for invalidity: novelty, individual character, and relative grounds

28. Ownership, exploitation, and infringement: Registered designs and supplementary unregistered designs

29. Copyright protection for designs

30. Design right

Part IV: Trade Marks and Passing Off

31. Introduction to passing off and trade marks

32. Passing off

33. Misrepresentation

34. Damage

35. Trade mark registration

36. Subject matter

37. Absolute grounds for refusal

38. Relative grounds for refusal

39. Revocation

40. Infringement

41. Trade mark defences

42. Exploitation and use of trade marks

43. Geographical indications of origin

Part V: Confidential Information

44. Is the information capable of being protected?

45. Obligation of confidence

46. Breach and defences

47. Misuse of private information

Part VI: Litigation and Remedies

48. Litigation

49. Civil and criminal remedies.

Intellectual Property Law is the definitive textbook on the subject. The authors' all-embracing approach not only clearly sets out the law in relation to copyright, patents, trade marks, passing off, and confidentiality, but also takes account of a wide range of academic opinion enabling readers to explore and make informed judgements about key principles. The particularly clear and lively writing style ensures that even the most complex areas are lucid and comprehensible. - Publisher's website.

Previous edition: 2018.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

9780198869917

cxxxi, 1428 pages ; 25 cm