Intellectual Property Law is the definitive textbook on this subject - an all-embracing and detailed guide to intellectual property law. It clearly sets out the law in relation to copyright, patents, trade marks, passing off and confidentiality, whilst enlivening the text with illustrations and diagrams.

1: Introduction 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 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 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 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 V. Confidential Information 44: Is the information capable of being protected? 45: Obligation of confidence 46: Breach and defences 47: Misuse of private information VI. Litigation and Remedies 48: Litigation 49: Civil and criminal remedies

Provides a detailed analysis of intellectual property law with reference to a wide range of academic opinion, giving readers a broad context in which to explore the key principles of the subject Writing style is particularly clear - the authors retain clarity whilst including an impressive amount of detail, and discussion of even the most complex areas is lucid and structured Anticipates new developments in the field in more depth than other textbooks, ensuring that readers are able to make informed judgements about forthcoming changes in the law, and understand the direction in which IP law is moving Also available as an e-book with functionality, navigation features, and links that offer extra learning support