This fourth edition is an accessible, practical introduction to the law of patents, trade marks, copyright and designs. The Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 is fully covered, and the following new sections have been included: design rights; moral rights; the European Community - free movement and competition; and some international aspects of intellectual property law.
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978-0-421-48730-7 (9780421487307)
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Imitation, monopoly and control; patents, copyright or design?; patents and how to get them; how much use are patents?; important interventions; Crown rights and security; industrial designs; different degrees of protection; what registered marks are for; how to register a mark; pitfalls in trade mark law; certification trade marks; the law of passing-off; slander of goods; the criminal law; introduction to copyright; works the subject of copyright; the ownership of copyright; what is infringement; what is not infringement; dealings in copyright; confidence; moral rights; the European Community - free movement and competition; some international aspects of intellectual property law; miscellaneous, future developments.
