Intellectual Property: Patents, Copyright, Trade Marks and Allied RightsIntellectual Property is well established as the leading textbook in this area of law. It continues to provide comprehensive and authoritative coverage of the whole spectrum of intellectual property law as it applies in the UK. This new edition has been rewritten and updated to reflect the rapid evolution of IP in recent years, including: . Patents, biotechnology and genomics. Implementation of the Directives affecting copyright on the internet. The EU Design Law. The rapidly developing case-law on community and national trade marks. This edition features new chapters on IPRs in Digital Technology and in Biotechnology |
Contents
Table of Cases | xxi |
Table of Statutes | lxxxiii |
Table of Statutory Instruments | xcv |
Copyright | |
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