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  • © 1997

Intellectual Property Law

  • Unbeatable value
    . Easily accessible book on a commercially important but highly complex area
    . Fully illustrates the law with clear accounts of case details and uptodate judicial interpretatiion of major legislation

Part of the book series: Macmillan Law Masters (MLM)

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Table of contents (24 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxii
  2. Introduction

    1. Introduction

      • Tina Hart, Linda Fazzani
      Pages 1-4
  3. Patents and Confidential Information

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 5-5
    2. Patents

      • Tina Hart, Linda Fazzani
      Pages 7-13
    3. Patentability (1)

      • Tina Hart, Linda Fazzani
      Pages 14-26
    4. Patentability (2)

      • Tina Hart, Linda Fazzani
      Pages 27-30
    5. Ownership

      • Tina Hart, Linda Fazzani
      Pages 31-38
    6. Protecting the Patent

      • Tina Hart, Linda Fazzani
      Pages 39-49
    7. Breach of Confidence

      • Tina Hart, Linda Fazzani
      Pages 50-63
  4. Trade Marks and Passing Off

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 65-65
    2. Trade Marks

      • Tina Hart, Linda Fazzani
      Pages 67-73
    3. Registration of Trade Marks

      • Tina Hart, Linda Fazzani
      Pages 74-89
    4. Protection of Trade Marks

      • Tina Hart, Linda Fazzani
      Pages 90-100
    5. Passing Off

      • Tina Hart, Linda Fazzani
      Pages 101-112
    6. Character Merchandising

      • Tina Hart, Linda Fazzani
      Pages 113-119
    7. Trade Marks — International Provisions

      • Tina Hart, Linda Fazzani
      Pages 120-126
  5. Copyright and Designs

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 127-127
    2. Copyright

      • Tina Hart, Linda Fazzani
      Pages 129-132
    3. Subsistence (1)

      • Tina Hart, Linda Fazzani
      Pages 133-138
    4. Subsistence (2)

      • Tina Hart, Linda Fazzani
      Pages 139-142

About this book

The world of copyright, patents and trade mark law has been transformed by the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, the Trade Marks Act 1994 and the explosion of electronic media.

This lively and accessible guide to a complex field brings together an academic familiar with problems that students face and a leading practitioner who advises in this area everyday. They combine a practical view point for those in business and in private practice who require an overview of this area of the law with the intellectual stimulus to students to explore the subject further.

Authors and Affiliations

  • University of Derby, UK

    Tina Hart

  • Paisner & Co., UK

    Linda Fazzani

About the authors

TINA HART is a lecturer in law at the University of Derby, where she teaches the Law of Tort, Intellectual Property Law and the English Legal System. She is also developing a course in Competition Law.

LINDA FAZZANI is a partner in City Law firm, Paisner & Co, where she heads the Intellectual Property and Information Technology group. She is a regular contributor of articles on IP and IT topics and wrote the chapter on Franchising in the FT Law & Tax Trademarks Handbook.

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