Introduction to intellectual property law / Jeremy Phillips, Alison Firth
Imprint
London : Butterworths, 1990
Edition
2nd ed
Descript
xxxi, 340 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
CONTENT
What is intellectual property? -- Protectability of intellectual property -- Protecting inventions -- Inventions and the patent system -- The Patentability of an invention -- Obtaining a patent -- The Consequences of obtaining a patent -- Infringement and revocation -- Teh Patent and legal policy -- The Concept of copyright -- Authors' works -- Derivative works -- Infringement -- Subsistence, protection and erosion of copyright -- Public lending right -- Resale royalty rights -- Performers' protection -- Moral rights -- Fair and unfair competition -- Breach of confidence and passing -- Registered trade marks -- Character merchandising, franchising and sponsorship -- Problems with new technology -- Protection of industrial designs -- The Protection of plant varieties -- Copyright infringemetn: authorisation and secondary infringement -- Intellectual property on the international stage