Intellectual property law

Contents:
Introduction;
Part I-Patents;
Chapter 1-Introduction;
Chapter 2-How to obtain a patent;
Chapter 3-Product patents in respect of medicine and drug;
Chapter 4-Specification;
Chapter 5-Opposition proceedings to grant of patents;
Chapter 6-Register of patents and patent office;
Chapter 7-Rights and obligations of a patentee;
Chapter 8-Transfer of patent rights;
Chapter 9-Compulsory licences, licenses of right & revocation for non-working;
Chapter 10-Government use of inventions;
Chapter 11-Revocation and surrender of patents;
Chapter 12-Infringement of patents;
Chapter 13-Treat of infringement proceedings;
Chapter 14-Offences and penalties and miscellaneous matters;
Chapter 15-The patents (Amendment) Act 2005;

Part 2-Industrial designs;
Chapter 16-Industrial designs;

Part 3-Trade marks;
Chapter 17-Introduction;
Chapter 18-Trade marks registry and register of trade marks;
Chapter 19-Property in a trade mark and registration of trade marks;
Chapter 20-Similar, near resemblance and deceptively similar;
Chapter 21-Assignment and transmission;
Chapter 22-Licensing of trade marks and registered users;
Chapter 23-Rectification of register;
Chapter 24-Infringement, threat and trade libel;
Chapter 25-Goodwill;
Chapter 26-Passing off;
Chapter 27-Offences and penalties;
Chapter 28-Miscellaneous matters;

Part 4-Copyright;
Chapter 29-Introduction;
Chapter 30-Nature of copyright;
Chapter 31-Subject-matter of copyright;
Chapter 32-Term of copyright;
Chapter 33-Author and ownership of copyright;
Chapter 34-Rights conferred by copyright;
Chapter 35-Rights of broadcasting organisations and of performers;
Chapter 36-Assignment, transmission and relinquishment of copyright;
Chapter 37-Licences;
Chapter 38-Publication and public;
Chapter 39-Infringement of copyright;
Chapter 40-Remedies against infringement of copyright;
Chapter 41-International copyright;
Chapter 42-Copyright societies;
Chapter 43-Copyright office, copyright board, registration of copyright & Appeals;

Part 5-Confidential information;
Chapter 44-Confidential information, breach of confidence & know-how;
Chapter 45-New acts relating to intellectual property;

Appendices;
Appendix 1-The Patents Act, 1970;
Appendix 2-The Disigns Act, 2000;
Appendix 3-The Trade Marks Act, 1999;
Appendix 4-The Copyright Act, 1957;
Appendix 5-Ratification of Paris Convention;
Appendix 6-TRIPS agreement (Extracts);
Appendix 7-GATT (Extracts);
Index.