Australian Intellectual Property
Commentary, law and practice
1st Edition
Published on 18. January 2011
Book
Paperback/Softback
864 pages
978-0-19-556930-8 (ISBN)
Description
Australian Intellectual Property: Commentary, Law and Practice covers the key areas of copyright, design, patent, trade mark, confidential information and deceptive and misleading conduct and uses broader social and economic contexts to locate the black letter law in the everyday. This is an accessible introduction that will equip students with a foundation of legal knowledge for either entry level legal practice or to progress into more specialised
postgraduate study of intellectual property law.
postgraduate study of intellectual property law.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Melbourne
Australia
Publishing group
Oxford University Press Australia
Target group
College/higher education
Undergraduate and postgraduate 3rd or 4th year law students, studying a general intellectual property elective subject as part of their law degrees.
Dimensions
Height: 245 mm
Width: 172 mm
Thickness: 42 mm
Weight
1416 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-556930-8 (9780195569308)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Kathy Bowrey, University of New South Wales, Michael Handler, University of New South Wales, and Dianne Nicol, University of Tasmania
Content
1. Introduction: Australian Intellectual Property Law in the Global Marketplace 2. Introduction to Copyright Law 3. Copyright Subject Matter 4. Ownership, Exploitation & Other Rights 5. Infringement of Copyright 6. Other Rights of Creators 7. Registered Designs 8. Patent Law: Justification, History and Context 9. The Subject Matter of Patentable Inventions: Manner of Manufacture 10. The Patent Criteria 11. Disclosure and Claiming Requirements 12. Patent Ownership, Rights and Limitations 13. Trade Secrets-Protection of Confidential Information 14. Trade Marks, Passing Off and Protecting Trade Reputation: History, Justifications and Context 15. Passing Off and Consumer Protection Legislation 16. Registered Trade Marks: Procedural and Substantive Requirements for Registration 17. Registered Trade Marks: Infringement, Defences, Loss of Rights and Exploitation 18. Intellectual Property Litigation and Remedies