Contemporary Intellectual Property: Law and Policy

Abstract

PART I INTRODUCTION 1. Intellectual property law: an introduction PART II COPYRIGHT 2. Copyright 1: 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 measure, and contracts 6. Rights akin to copyright: database and performers' rights 7. Contemporary issues in copyright PART III DESIGN PROTECTION 8. Registered designs 9. Un-registered designs PART IV PATENTS 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 national, community and international regime 14. Definition 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 rights 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