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Title

Intellectual property law / Lionel Bently and Brad Sherman.

Author

Bently, Lionel, 1964-

Publication

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2001.

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Additional Authors

Sherman, Brad

Description

lxxxiii, 1051 pages : illustrations; 25 cm

Summary

This textbook on intellectual property law provides students with a thorough understanding of the law of copyright, patents, and designs, trademarks, passing-off, confidentiality, privacy, and publicity. There is a clear and comprehensive exposition of the.

Subject

• Intellectual property > Great Britain
• Propriété intellectuelle > Grande-Bretagne
• Intellectual property
• Recht van de intellectuele eigendom
• Europees recht
• Internationaal recht
• Intellectual property > Great Britain
• Intellectual property
• Intellectual property (International law)
• Propriété intellectuelle > Grande-Bretagne
• Great Britain

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

1. Introduction -- Pt. 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 (Including Publication Right). 8. Infringement. 9. Defences. 10. Moral Rights. 11. Exploitation and Use of Copyright. 12. Limits on Exploitation. 13. Related Rights: Performers' Rights, Database Right, and Public Lending Right -- Pt. II. Patents. 14. Introduction to Patents. 15. The 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. Patent Exploitation. 24. Rights Related to Patents -- Pt. III. The Legal Regulation of Designs. 25. Registered Design Protection. 26. Subject Matter. 27. Novelty. 28. Ownership and Infringement. 29. Copyright Protection for Designs. 30. Unregistered Design Right -- Pt. 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 -- Pt. V. Confidential Information. 43. Is the Information Capable of Being Protected? 44. Obligation of Confidence. 45. Breach, Defences, and Remedies -- Pt. VI. Litigation and Remedies. 46. Litigation. 47. Civil and Criminal Remedies.

ISBN

• 0198763433
• 9780198763437

LCCN

2001050076

OCLC

• 47930503
• SCSB-10104732

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library