Intellectual Property Law: Text, Cases, and Materials
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Author Description
This book combines extracts from major cases and secondary materials with critical commentary to provide a complete resource for undergraduate and postgraduate students of intellectual property law.All areas of intellectual property law in the UK are covered: copyright, trade marks and passing off, confidential information, industrial designs, patent, procedure and enforcement. This book also tackles topical areas, such as the application of intellectual property law to new technologies and character merchandising. While the focus of the book is on intellectual property law in a domestic context, it provides international, EU and comparative law perspectives on major issues. It also addresses the wider policy implications of legislative and judicial developments in the area.
Menrva's Summary
THE THESIS
This text investigates the foundational principles, statutory frameworks, and judicial interpretations governing intellectual property law within the United Kingdom. Jennifer Davis and Tanya Frances Aplin, both established legal scholars, synthesize primary case law, legislative extracts, and secondary academic commentary to construct a comprehensive pedagogical resource. The book evaluates how these legal doctrines function in practice while addressing the broader policy implications of rapid technological and legislative change.
THE SCOPE MAP
What You Will Find
- Comprehensive coverage of UK copyright, trade marks, passing off, confidential information, industrial designs, and patent law.
- Analysis of legal procedure and enforcement mechanisms within the intellectual property system.
- Integration of international, European Union, and comparative law perspectives on major legal issues.
- Examination of emerging challenges, including the application of law to new technologies and character merchandising.
THE AUTHORITY PERSPECTIVE
Legal educators and students frequently identify this text as a primary resource for navigating the complexities of intellectual property law. Experts highlight the balance between case extracts and critical commentary as a key feature for both undergraduate and postgraduate study.
Page Count:
1008
Publication Date:
2022-01-28
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
ISBN-10:
0198842872
ISBN-13:
9780198842873
Reference
Great Britain
Academic
Law
Intellectual Property
textbook
