Intellectual Property Law

This new edition has been fully revised and updated to incorporate all recent developments in this fast-moving area of the law. It provides a comprehensive treatment of the core areas of Intellectual Property and is ideal for use by students at undergraduate and postgraduate levels.

This new textbook provides students with a basic understanding of the law of copyright, patents and designs, trademarks, passing-off, and confidentiality. After an introductory analysis of the concept of intellectual property, it provides an exposition of the ways in which intellectual property rights are acquired, infringed, and exploited.

Lionel Bently is Lecturer in Law at King's College, London Brad Sherman is Lecturer in Law at Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia