Written by some of the most eminent IP practitioners, The Modern Law of Patents offers a fresh, and comprehensive exposition of the law relating to patents in the UK and Europe, including before the Unified Patent Court. Updates in the new fourth edition will include: * Supreme Court's decision in Eli Lilly v Actavis [2017] UKSC 48 and the revival of a doctrine of equivalents; * The new threats provisions under the Intellectual Property (Unjustified Threats) Act 2017 and its relationship to malicious prosecution following Willers v Joyce [2016] UKSC 43; * Declarations of obviousness: Fujifilm Kyowa Kirin Biologics v Abbvie Biotechnology Ltd [2017] EWCA Civ * The effect on employee compensation following Shanks v Unilever [2017] EWCA Civ 2; * The Unitary Patent Court, including the Protocol on provisional applications (PPA) and the most recent (18th) draft of the Rules of Procedure; * Developments in IPEC practice, including the costs ramifications of PPL v Hagan [2016] EWHC 3076 (IPEC) [although there is talk of this being reversed by an amendment to the CPR]; * The developments in cases on damages and account of profits case law * Standards Patents and FRAND damages: Unwired Planet International Ltd v Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd & Anor [2017] EWHC 711 (Pat) * Settlements and competition law: T-472/13 Ludbeck ECLI:EU:T:2016:449 (on appeal C-591/16). * An exploration of the likely effects of Brexit on patent law; * All the developments in practice under the Patents Act 1977, the Patent Cooperation Treaty and at the European Patent Office.

Sterling on World Copyright Law provides you with comprehensive analysis of copyright law and decided cases on a national, international and regional level. The text is carefully structured to aid accessibility and covers the key principles of protection as well as giving guidance on the leading conventions and treaties. It is a leading authority on world copyright law and available in print, online on Westlaw UK and as an eBook on ProView. Single-volume coverage of copyright law, practice, legislation and related rights around the world. Analytical comparisons of the different standards of protection offered in more than 25 jurisdictions. Reflects the most recent developments at a national, regional and international level. Commentary on the background and basic principles of copyright law. Explains issues of protection and their application in national systems, conventions, treaties and agreements. Examines the enforcement of rights and the different remedies and penalties available when faced with an action for infringement. Looks at the key issues of moral and economic rights, limitations and infringement. Summaries of international and regional standards of protection. Compares the protection of beneficiaries for owners of related rights and owners of sui generis rights. Gives an overview of the protection granted to professionals including authors, performers, film producers and publishers. Discusses the exercise of online rights and the role of cross-border licensing, as well as wider technological protection. Addresses the role of European Union law and the application of treaty principles. Chart summarising European copyright and related rights, distinguishing the provisions of EU law and directives. Includes the main provisions of key conventions, treaties, and agreements including Berne (1886-1971), Rome (1961), TRIPS (1994), WIPO (1996), and Beijing (2012). Glossary of legal and technical copyright terms used across the world. Extensive reference materials including international and regional instruments, lists of national laws, and historic documents.

Roughton, Johnson & Cook on Patents (formerly known as the Modern Law of Patents) is an essential resource for patent lawyers and patent attorneys. The title offers a fresh and comprehensive exposition of law and procedure relating to patents in the UK and Europe; and includes key precedents and court forms, covers useful historical information and materials, and also explores recent and future developments in patent law in one handy volume. Now in its fifth edition, the title will be fully revised and updated to take into account all the latest developments since the last edition, and will include coverage of: * the impact of the UK leaving the European Union on patent law and practice (eg on jurisdiction, rules of exhaustion, SPCs, Border Regulation, EU compulsory licences, etc); * key Supreme Court decisions and significant decisions of lower courts; * important decisions of Enlarged Board at the EPO and the Technical Boards of Appeal; and * retained EU case law and the rules of precedent under the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018.

The law of trade secrets is one of the most important and fastest developing areas of intellectual property, but is by far the least harmonised internationally. Indeed, the protection of trade secrets was not mandated by any international treaty until the 1994 Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights, which nonetheless left countries with significant latitude as to how they should implement such obligations. Since the last edition the EU Trade Secrets Directive has had the effect of establishing minimum levels of protection in the Member States of the EEA, but major differences of approach still remain, and the Directive has neither achieved total harmonisation under the civil law nor had any effect on the protection of trade secrets by means of the criminal law. The wide variety of approaches to the protection of trade secrets internationally betrays the murky legal origins of such protection. Are they protected by civil actions, in the criminal courts, or both? And from the point of view of the civil courts, is their protection effected under unfair competition law, as seen in many civil law countries, or is it based instead on some implied contract, fiduciary or other equitable obligation theory, as seen in common law countries? Edited by leading IP practitioner Trevor Cook, this important title demystifies the law of trade secrets in over 30 jurisdictions, covering substantive and procedural aspects of both criminal and civil law and exploring the final remedies available under each. Designed to provide clear, comprehensive and practical guidance, this is a powerful tool for anyone requiring a broader and fuller understanding of trade secret protection globally.