Description:
Taking you through the legislation and case law, this book explains the different protection mechanisms available under design and copyright law and how to enforce your rights when they are infringed.
Includes new coverage of: - Chapter on Evidence - how one puts the case forward, representation of designs is important- Arbitration/dispute resolution in chapter on Design Infringement
- Introduction of case summaries
- Brexit, eg what effect will European law/ECJ have after Brexit; existing EU Unregistered Design Right - no parallel under UK law so will this remain after Brexit or not
- Coverage of the changes brought about by Intellectual Property Act 2014 in relation to design law
- Completed example forms with practical guidance and tips on how to complete them
- Expanded coverage of specific industries, eg fashion (a big increase in case law), furniture, motor industry, toys, tech (computer games, etc), and consumer products This title is included in Bloomsbury Professional's Intellectual Property and IT Law online service.
Brief description: Clive practises all areas of IP law including patents, designs, copyright, trade marks and trade secrets. He has a particular interest in the arbitration of IP Disputes. He has been appointed an ICC Arbitrator on an IT dispute and is on the WIPO panel of Arbitrators. He is also on the WIPO panel of experts for domain name disputes and has been on the Nominet panel of experts. He has been involved in many of the leading IP disputes in the UK and overseas. He is particularly experienced in multi-jurisdictional litigation. Clive is admitted in Hong Kong and Australia. He practised in Hong Kong between 1984 and 1987 and continues to retain practice links in Asia.