Includes bibliographical references and index.

1:Introduction:
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:Rights associated with copyright -
II. Patents:
14:Introduction to patents -
15: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 relating to patents -
III. The Legal Regulation of Designs:
25:How design protection arises in the United Kingdom -
26:Subject matter: the requirement that there be a design -
27:Grounds for invalidity: novelty, individual character, and relative grounds -
28:Ownership, exploitation, and infringement: Registered designs and supplementary unregistered designs -
29:Copyright protection for designs -
30:Design right -
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 -
V. Confidential Information:
44:Is the information capable of being protected? -
45:Obligation of confidence -
46:Breach and defences -
47:Misuse of private information -
VI. Litigation and Remedies:
48:Litigation -
49:Civil and criminal remedies.

Intellectual Property Law is the definitive textbook on the subject. The authors' all-embracing approach not only clearly sets out the law in relation to copyright, patents, trade marks, passing off, and confidentiality, but also takes account of a wide range of academic opinion enabling readers to explore and make informed judgements about key principles. The particularly clear and lively writing style ensures that even the most complex areas are lucid and comprehensible.