Intellectual property law / L. Bently and B. Sherman.

Includes index.

Part I Copyright 2: Introduction to copyright 3: Subject matter 4: Criteria for protection 5: Authorship and first ownership 6: Nature of the rights 7: Duration of copyright 8: Infringement 9: Defences 10: Moral rights 11: Exploitation and use of copyright 12: Limits on exploitation 13: Related rights: performer's rights, database right, technological measures, rights management, information, public lending right, and the droit de suite Part II Patents 14: Introduction to patents 15: The nature of a patent 16: Procedure for grant of a patent 17: Patentable subject matter 18: Novelty 19: Inventive step 20: Internal requirements for patentability 21: Ownership 22: Infringement 23: Exploitation 24: Rights related to patents Part III The legal regulation of designs 25: Acquiring registered design protection in the United Kingdom and the European Community 26: The Community concept of design 27: Grounds for invalidity: novelty, individual character, and relative grounds 28: The rights of a proprietor of a UK registered design, a registered Community design, and unregistered Community design 29: Copyright protection for designs 30: Unregistered design right Part IV Trade marks and passing off 31: Introduction to passing off and trade marks 32: Passing off 33: Misrepresentation 34: Damage 35: Trade mark registration 36: Subject matter 37: Absolute grounds for refusal 38: Relative grounds for refusal 39: Revocation 40: Infringement 41: Trade mark defences 42: Exploitation and use of trade marks 43: Geographical indications of origin Part V Confidential information 44: Is the information capable of being protected? 45: Obligation of confidence 46: Breach, defences, and remedies Part VI Litigation and remedies 47: Litigation 48: Civil and criminal remedies.