ideal for exam use – and now with clearer type

The palgrave macmillan core statutes series has been developed to meet the needs of today's law students. Compiled by experienced lecturers, each title contains the essential materials needed at LLB level and on GDL/CPE courses. They are specifically designed to be easy to use under exam conditions and in the lecture hall.

This new edition of core statutes on intellectual property has been thoroughly revised and updated and includes:

• Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008
• Council Directive 2008/95 (Trade Marks)
• Council Regulation 207/2009 (Community Trade Mark)
• Council Directive 2004/48 (Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights)
• Council Regulations 1768/92 (Supplementary Protection Certificates)

COPYRIGHT, DESIGNS AND RELATED RIGHTS
UK
Statutes
Registered Designs Act 1949
Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988
Statutory instruments
Copyright (Industrial Process and Excluded Articles) (No. 2) Order 1989
Duration of Copyright and Rights in Performances Regulations 1995
Copyright and Related Rights Regulations 1996
Copyright and Rights in Databases Regulations 1997
EU
Council Directive 91/250 (legal protection of computer programs)
Council Directive 96/9 (legal protection of databases)
Council Directive 98/71 (legal protection of designs)
Council Directive 2001/29 (copyright and related rights in the information society)
Council Directive 2001/84 (resale rights)
Council Directive 2004/48 (enforcement of intellectual property rights)
Council Directive 2006/115 (rental right and lending right and on certain rights related to copyright)
Council Directive 2006/116 (term of protection of copyright and certain related rights)
Council Regulation 6/2002 (community designs)
International
Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works 1886
WIPO Copyright Treaty 1996
PATENTS
UK
Statute
Patents Act 1977
EU
Council Regulations 1768/92 (supplementary protection certificates)
European Patent Convention 2000
Protocol on the Interpretation of Article 69 of the European Patent Convention
TRADE MARKS, GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES AND UNFAIR COMPETITION
UK
Statutes
Trade Marks Act 1994
Statutory instruments
Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008 (2008/1277)
EU
Council Directive 2008/95 (trade marks)
Council Regulation 510/2006 (geographical indications and designations of origins)
Council Regulation 207/2009 (Community Trade Mark)
International
Paris Union and WIPO Joint Recommendations concerning Provisions on the Protection of Well Known Marks 1999
Paris Union and WIPO Joint Recommendations concerning Provisions on the Protection of Marks and other Industrial Property Rights in Signs on the Internet 2001
International Classification of Goods and Services under the Nice Agreement, 9th Edition. 2006
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ON THE INTERNET
UK
Dispute Resolution Service Policy 2008
Dispute Resolution Service Procedure 2008
Electronic Commerce (EC Directive) Regulations 2002
International
Rules for the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy 1999
Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy 1999
MULTI-DISCIPLINARY AGREEMENTS AND TREATIES
Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property 1883
Agreement on Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) 1994

MARGARET DOWIE-WHYBROW is a Senior Lecturer in Law at the University of Greenwich, UK, and a former Associate Law Lecturer for the Open University, specializing in media law and intellectual property law. She is a Barrister of Gray's Inn, London, and has worked as an in-house lawyer for a large multi-media company. In addition to teaching duties, Margaret serves as the Law Department Web Editor at the University of Greenwich.