Intellectual property law - Lionel Bently

This new edition of Bently & Sherman's Intellectual Property Law provides a balanced and readable treatment of the core areas of this subject, making it ideal for students at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. It sets out clearly the law relating to copyright, patents, designs, trademarks, passing off, confidentiality, privacy and publicity. After a general introductory analysis of the concept of intellectual property and its historical context, there is a comprehensiveexposition of the ways in which intellectual property rights are acquired, infringed and exploited.