Contemporary Intellectual Property Law and Policy

by Macqueen, Hector; Waelde, Charlotte; Laurie, Graeme; Brown, Abbe

• ISBN13: 9780199575329
• ISBN10: 0199575320
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-11-28
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

Contemporary Intellectual Property: Law and Policy offers a unique perspective on intellectual property law, unrivalled amongst IP textbooks available today. Beyond providing an up-to-date account of intellectual property law, the text examines the complex policies that inform and guide modern IP law at the domestic (including Scottish), European and international levels, giving the reader a true insight into the discipline and the shape of things to come. The focus is on contemporary challenges to intellectual property law and policy and the reader is encouraged to engage critically both with the text and the subject matter.

Carefully developed to ensure that the complexities of the subject are addressed in a clear and approachable manner, the extensive use of practical examples, exercises and visual aids throughout the text enliven the subject and stimulate the reader.

Online Resource Centre
The accompanying Online Resource Centre where students and lecturers alike can access extensive updates to the key areas of law, as well as pointers on answering the discussion points posed in the text. For registered lecturers there is also a secure bank of multiple choice questions.

Author Biography

Hector MacQueen is a Professor of Private Law at the University of Edinburgh

Charlotte Waelde is a Professor of Intellectual Property Law at the University of Edinburgh


Graeme Laurie is a Professor of Medical Jurisprudence at the University of Edinburgh


Abbe Brown is a Lecturer in Law at the University of Edinburgh

Table of Contents

PART I: INTRODUCTION
1. Intellectual property law: An introduction
PART II: COPYRIGHT
2. Copyright1: History, rationale, and subject matter
3. Copyright 2: First ownership, moral rights, and term
4. Copyright 3: Economic rights and infringement
5. Copyright 4: Exceptions, technical protection measures, and contracts
6. Rights akin to copyright: database rights and performers rights
7. Current issues in copyright
PART III: DESIGN PROTECTION
8. Registered designs
9. Unregistered designs
PART IV:
10. Patent regimes and the application process
11. Patentability and infringement
12. Contemporary issues in patent law
PART V: REGISTERED TRADE MARKS
13. The function of a trade mark and the natioal, community, and international regime
14. Definitions of a trade mark and registration
15. Relative ground for refusing registration, infringement, and defences
16. Contemporary issues in trade mark law
PART VI: COMMON LAW PROTECTION OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
17. Passing off
18. Breach of confidence
PART VII: THE EUROPEAN DIMENSION
19. Free movement of goods and intellectual property rights
20. Intellectual property and EU competition law
PART VIII: EXPLOITATION, ENFORCEMENT, REMEDIES, AND CROSS BORDER LITIGATION
21. Exploitation of intellectual property rights, enforcement, and remedies
22. Intellectual property and international private law