Contemporary Intellectual Property: Law and Policy offers a unique perspective on intellectual property law, unrivalled amongst IP textbooks available today. Beyond providing an up-to-date account of intellectual property law, the text examines the complex policies that inform and guide modern IP law at the domestic (including Scottish), European and international levels, giving the reader a true insight into the discipline and the shape of things to come. The focus is on contemporary challenges to intellectual property law and policy and the reader is encouraged to engage critically both with the text and the subject matter. Carefully developed to ensure that the complexities of the subject are addressed in a clear and approachable manner, the extensive use of practical examples, exercises and visual aids throughout the text enliven the subject and stimulate the reader. Online Resource Centre The accompanying Online Resource Centre where students and lecturers alike can access extensive updates to the key areas of law, as well as pointers on answering the discussion points posed in the text.

PART I: INTRODUCTION 1. Intellectual property law: An introduction PART II: COPYRIGHT 2. Copyright1: History, rationale, and subject matter 3. Copyright 2: First ownership, moral rights, and term 4. Copyright 3: Economic rights and infringement 5. Copyright 4: Exceptions, technical protection measures, and contracts 6. Rights akin to copyright: database rights and performers rights 7. Current issues in copyright PART III: DESIGN PROTECTION 8. Registered designs 9. Unregistered designs PART IV: 10. Patent regimes and the application process 11. Patentability and infringement 12. Contemporary issues in patent law PART V: REGISTERED TRADE MARKS 13. The function of a trade mark and the natioal, community, and international regime 14. Definitions of a trade mark and registration 15. Relative ground for refusing registration, infringement, and defences 16. Contemporary issues in trade mark law PART VI: COMMON LAW PROTECTION OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY 17. Passing off 18. Breach of confidence PART VII: THE EUROPEAN DIMENSION 19. Free movement of goods and intellectual property rights 20. Intellectual property and EU competition law PART VIII: EXPLOITATION, ENFORCEMENT, REMEDIES, AND CROSS BORDER LITIGATION 21. Exploitation of intellectual property rights, enforcement, and remedies 22. Intellectual property and international private law

Hector MacQueen , Professor of Private Law at the University of Edinburgh, Charlotte Waelde , Professor of Intellectual Property Law at the University of Edinburgh, Graeme Laurie , Professor of Medical Jurisprudence at the University of Edinburgh, Abbe Brown , Lecturer in Law at the University of Edinburgh

Review from previous edition "Contemporary Intellectual Property: Law and Policy is impressively written by being both clear and accessible. Its layout also helps towards its accessibility with thought-provoking questions and issues being raised throughout the text: this allows the reader to critically evaluate the work. Similarly, the use of diagrams and pictures is particularly helpful for a topic like intellectual property." Student Law Journal