Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9780195598476
Year: 2015
Publisher: Oxford University Press ANZ


Description:
Intellectual property laws now impact on our daily lives in much more obvious ways than in the past and affect the way we access or engage with technology, medicine, nature, education and entertainment. This text uses broader social and economic contexts to locate the black letter law in the everyday, making it an accessible introduction to IP that will equip students with a foundation of legal knowledge for either entry level legal practice or to progress into more specialised postgraduate.In relation to the key areas—copyright, designs, patents, confidential information, passing off and trade marks— the book covers:a policy overview of the legal category, its history and emerging trends;an explanation of the structure of the legislation and associated rights; andleading case extracts to elucidate key legal principles and tensions.Key FeaturesWith a primary focus on Australian law, this text also has an awareness of comparative law, especially UK, EU and US law.A unique casebook methodology and approach to the selection of cases which covers the basics, while keeping current policy challenges and international perspectives at the fore. In relation to difficult or controversial concepts, the authors provide: precedent; the current leading authority; a counterpoint (comparative perspective).New to this edition New Chapter —‘Criteria for Subsistence of Copyright’, to address the significant developments in this area of Australia law following Ice Tv Pty Ltd v Nine Network Australia Pty Ltd (2009).Extensive discussion of the impact of the Intellectual Property Laws Amendment (Raising the Bar) Act 2012 (Cth), p