知识产权法 第2版PDF电子书下载

1 Introduction 1

1.1 The Subject Matter 1

1.2 The Protection Provided 2

1.3 Justification 2

1.4 Sources of Law 3

Summary 4

Part Ⅰ PATENTS AND CONFTDENTIAL INFORMATION 7

2.2 Historical Background 7

2.1 What is a Patent? 7

2 Patents 7

2.3 Why are Patents Granted? 8

Preface 8

2.4 The Patent System 9

Table of Cases 10

2.5 The International Patent System 11

2.6 The Future of Patents 12

Summary 13

Exercises 13

3 Patentability(1) 14

3.1 Introduction 14

3.2 Exclusions from Patentability 14

3.3 Novelty and Publication 18

Table of Statutes 19

3.4 Novelty and Earlier Application 20

Table of Statutory Instruments 20

Table of European and International Legislation 21

3.5 Novelty and Use 22

Summary 26

Exercises 27

4.1 Inventive Step 28

4 Patentability(2) 28

Summary 32

Exercises 32

4.2 Industrial Application 32

5 Ownership 33

5.1 Introduction 33

5.2 Who Can Apply? 33

5.3 The Inventor 34

5.4 Employee Patents 34

5.5 Employee Compensation 37

5.6 Dealings in Patents 38

Summary 39

Exercises 40

6.1 Introduction 41

6.2 Acts of Infringement 41

6 Protecting the Patent 41

6.3 The Significance of the Claims 42

6.4 Interpretation of the Claims 42

6.5 Has There Been Infringement? 43

6.6 Defences 46

6.7 Remedies 48

6.8 Criminal Offences 49

6.9 Groundless Threats of Infringement 49

Summary 51

Exercises 51

7 Breach of Confidence 53

7.1 Introduction 53

7.2 Historical Background 54

7.3 The Basic Requirements 54

7.4 The Necessary Quality of Confidence 55

7.5 The Obligation of Confidence 58

7.6 Unauthorised Use of the Information 62

7.7 Defences 63

7.8 Remedies 65

Summary 66

Exercises 67

Part Ⅱ TRADE MARKS AND PASSING OFF 71

8 Trade Marks 71

8.1 Introduction 71

8.2 What is a Trade Mark? 71

8.3 Possible Functions of Trade Marks 72

8.4 Historical Background 73

8.5 Background to the Trade Marks Act 1994 74

8.6 Conclusion 76

Summary 76

Exercises 77

9 Registration of Trade Marks 78

9.1 Introduction 78

9.2 The Application Process 78

9.3 What is a Registrable Trade Mark? 79

9.4 Conditions for Registration 84

9.5 Absolute Grounds for Refusal 86

9.6 Relative Grounds for Refusal 90

9.7 Maintaining Registration 92

9.8 Special Marks 94

Summary 95

Exercises 96

10 Protection of Trade Marks 97

10.1 Rights of the Trade Mark Owner 97

10.2 When is the Trade Mark Infringed? 98

10.3 Remedies 104

10.4 Exceptions and Defences 105

10.5 Groundless Threats 106

10.6 Criminal Offences 106

10.7 Dealings in Trade Marks 107

Summary 108

Exercises 108

11 Passing Off 109

11.1 Introduction 109

11.2 The Difference between Trade Mark Infringement and Passing Off 109

11.3 Historical Background 110

11.4 The Requirements of a Passing Off Action 111

11.5 The Plaintiff s Goodwill 112

11.6 Misrepresentation 113

11.7 Damage 117

11.9 Injurious Falsehood 119

11.8 Domain Names 119

11.10 Remedies 121

Summary 121

Exercises 122

12 Character Merchandising 123

12.1 Introduction 123

12.2 Character Merchandising and Defamation 123

12.3 Character Merchandising and Copyright 124

12.4 Character Merchandising and Registered Trade Marks 125

12.5 Character Merchandising and Passing Off 125

Summary 128

Exercise 129

13 Trade Marks-International Provisions 130

13.1 Introduction 130

13.2 Paris Convention 130

13.3 Madrid Agreement 131

13.5 Community Trade Mark System(CTM) 133

13.4 Madrid Protocol 133

Summary 135

Exercises 136

Part Ⅲ COPYRIGHT AND DESIGNS 139

14 Copyright 139

14.1 What is Copyright? 139

14.2 Historical Background 140

14.3 The Need for Change? 141

Summary 142

Exercises 142

15 Subsistence(1) 143

15.1 The Subject Matter Protected 143

15.2 Literary Works 143

15.3 Dramatic Works 145

15.4 Musical Works 146

15.5 Artistic Works 147

Summary 148

Exercise 149

16 Subsistence(2) 150

16.1 Sound Recordings 150

16.2 Films 150

16.3 Broadcasts 151

16.4 Cable Programmes 151

16.5 Published Editions 152

Summary 152

Exercise 153

17 Infringement 154

17.1 Introduction 154

17.2 Copying 156

17.3 Issuing Copies,Performances in Public and Broadcasting 158

17.4 Adaptation 158

17.6 Secondary Infringement 159

17.5 Rental Right 159

17.7 Infringing Copy 160

17.8 Remedies 161

17.9 Criminal Offences 162

Summary 162

Exercises 163

18 Defences 164

18.1 Introduction 164

18.2 Acts Permitted by Licence 165

18.3 Permitted Acts 165

18.4 Public Interest Defence 173

18.5 Competition or Euro Defence 173

Summary 173

Exercise 174

19.2 Ownership of Copyright 175

19.1 Introduction 175

19 Ownership and Duration of Copyright and Moral Rights 175

19.3 Paternity Right 177

19.4 Right to Object to Derogatory Treatment 178

19.5 False Attribution 178

19.6 Rights of Privacy in Photographs and Films 178

19.7 Dealings in Copyright and Moral Rights 179

19.8 Duration of Copyright and Moral Rights 179

Summary 181

Exercises 181

20 Database Rights 183

20.1 Introduction 183

20.2 Subsistence and Duration 183

20.3 Ownership and Dealings 185

20.4 Infringement,Defences and Remedies 185

Exercise 187

Summary 187

21 Performance Rights 188

21.1 Introduction 188

21.2 Performers and Persons Having Recording Rights 189

21.3 Nature of Performance and Recording Rights 190

21.4 Defences and Exceptions 192

21.5 Criminal Offences 193

21.6 Remedies and Penalties 194

Summary 195

Exercise 195

22 Registered Designs 196

22.1 Introduction 196

22.2 What is Registrable? 196

22.3 Ownership and Registration Procedure 198

22.4 Compulsory Licences and Crown Rights 199

22.5 Infringement 199

22.6 Remedies 200

22.7 Criminal Offences 201

22.8 International Provisions 202

Summary 203

Exercises 203

23 Unregistered Designs 204

23.1 What Does Unregistered Design Right Protect? 204

23.2 Creation,Ownership and Duration 207

23.3 Infringement 209

23.4 Remedies and Defences 210

23.5 Groundless Threats 212

23.6 Semiconductor Topography Design Rights 212

Summary 214

Exercise 214

23.2 United Kingdom Competition Law and Intellectual Property 217

24.1 Introduction 217

24 Intellectual Property and Competition Law 217

Part Ⅳ COMPETITION 217

24.3 EC Competition Law and Intellectual Property 218

24.4 Intellectual Property and Free Movement of Goods 218

24.5 Licensing and Article 81 222

24.6 Block Exemption Regulations 223

24.7 Intellectual Property and Article 82 224

Summary 226

Exercises 226

Part Ⅴ INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND THE INTERNET 229

25 The Internet 229

25.1 Introduction 229

25.2 Copyright and the Internet 229

25.3 The Copyright Directive 231

25.4 Trade Marks and the Internet 232

25.5 Patents and the Internet 233

Summary 234

Exercise 234

Part Ⅵ FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS 237

26 The Future of Intellectual Property 237

26.1 Introduction 237

26.2 Patents and Utility Models 237

26.3 Trade Marks 238

26.4 Copyright 239

26.5 Designs 241

26.6 Trade Related Intellectual Property 242

Summary 244

Exercises 245

Bibliography 246

Index 248