A lively and accessible introduction to this highly complex and technical subject that covers the world of copyright, designs, patents and trade mark law. The authors combine backgrounds in academic teaching and top level private practice to produce an intellectually stimulating yet practical concise introduction to the subject.

Introduction
PART I: PATENTS AND CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION
Patents
Patentability (1)
Patentability (2)
Ownership
Protecting the Patent
Breach of Confidence
PART II: TRADE MARKS AND PASSING OFF
Trade Marks
Registration of Trade Marks
Protection of Trade Marks
Passing Off
Trade Marks - International Provisions
PART III: PATENTS AND DESIGNS
Copyright
Subsistence (1)
Subsistence (2)
Infringement
Defences
Ownership and Duration of Copyright, Moral Rights and Artist's Resale Right
Database Rights
Performance Rights
United Kingdom Unregistered Design Right
Unregistered Community Design Right
United Kingdom and Community Registered Design
PART IV: COMPETITION
Intellectual Property and Competition Law
PART V: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND THE INTERNET
The Internet

TINA HART is Director of Postgraduate Academic Courses at the University of Huddersfield, UK, where she teaches Intellectual Property and Competition Law. She was formerly a Senior Lecturer in Law at the University of Derby.

LINDA FAZZANI was a Consultant at the City of London law firm Berwin Leighton Paisner, UK, where she headed the Intellectual Property and Information Technology Group.

SIMON CLARK is the current head of Intellectual Property at Berwin Leighton Paisner, UK and is a leading authority on all aspects of intellectual property law with a particular specialisation in designs. He is the secretary of the British Literary and Artistic Copyright Association and a member of the Editorial Board of Copyright World,for which he regularly writes articles.