TY - BOOK AU - Hart,Tina AU - Clark,Simon AU - Fazzani,Linda TI - Intellectual Property Law T2 - Palgrave Law Masters SN - 9781137067364 AV - KD1269 U1 - 346.41048 PY - 2013/// CY - Basingstoke PB - Palgrave Macmillan KW - Law KW - ukslc KW - Intellectual property KW - Great Britain KW - fast KW - LAW / Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice KW - bisacsh KW - Electronic books N1 - 6.9 Groundless threats of infringement; Cover; Half-Title ; Title ; Copyright ; Contents ; Preface ; Acknowledgements ; Table of Cases ; Table of legislation; 1 Introduction ; 1.1 The subject matter ; 1.2 The protection provided ; 1.3 Justification ; 1.4 Sources of law ; Summary ; Useful websites ; Part I Patents and confidential information ; 2 Patents ; 2.1 What is a patent?; 2.2 Historical background 2.3 Why are patents granted? ; 2.4 The patent system ; 2.5 The international patent system ; 2.6 The future of patents ; Summary ; Exercises ; Further reading and references ; 3 Patentability: excluded matters ; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Exclusions from patentability Summary ; Exercises ; Further reading and references ; 4 Patentability: novelty, inventive step and industrial application ; 4.1 Novelty and publication ; 4.2 Novelty and earlier application ; 4.3 Novelty and use ; 4.4 Inventive step; 4.5 Industrial application Summary ; Exercises ; Further reading and references ; 5 Ownership ; 5.1 Introduction ; 5.2 Who can apply? ; 5.3 The inventor ; 5.4 Employee patents ; 5.5 Employee compensation ; 5.6 Dealings in patents ; Summary ; Exercises; Further reading and references 6 Protecting the patent ; 6.1 Introduction ; 6.2 Acts of infringement ; 6.3 The significance of the claims ; 6.4 Interpretation of the claims ; 6.5 Has there been infringement? ; 6.6 Defences ; 6.7 Remedies ; 6.8 Criminal offences N2 - The authors combine backgrounds in academic teaching and top level private practice to produce an intellectually stimulating yet practical introduction to the world of copyright, designs, patents and trade mark law UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=1523131 ER -