| Description |
lxix, 834 pages ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Contents: Part I - Introduction: 1. An Overview -- 2. Enforcement of Rights; Part II - Confidentiality: 3. The Concept of Rights in Information -- 4. Breach of Confidence; Part III - Copyright, Designs and Related Rights: 5. Copyright: Basic Concepts -- 6. Subsistence of Copyright -- 7. Exploitation of Copyright -- 8. Infringement of Copyright -- 9. Circuit Layouts -- 10. Designs; Part IV - Patents: 11. The Patent System -- 12. Validity of Patents -- 13. Ownership and Exploitation of Patent Rights -- 14. Infringement of Patent Rights -- 15. Plant Breeder's Rights; Part V - Business Reputation: 16. Misappropriation of Business Reputation: General Principles -- 17. Misappropriation: Establishing a Reputation -- 18. Misappropriation: Establishing Deception -- 19. Registration of Trade Markets -- 20. Protection and Exploitation of Registered Marks; Part VI - Other Dimensions: 21. International Aspects of Intellectual property Protection -- 22. Commercialising Intellectual Property |
| Summary |
Summary: "This new edition includes commentary on recent cases and incorporates major changes wrought by the Australia-United States Free Trade Agreement, along with amendments introduced by the Intellectual Property Laws Amendment Act 2006 (Cth), Copyright Amendment Act 2006 (Cth), Trade Marks Amendment Act 2006 (Cth), and Personal Property Securities Act 2009 (Cth). Other major reforms since the 3rd edition include performers' moral rights and the resale royalty rights for visual artists. This edition also identifies forthcoming reforms including a national system of consumer protection laws, proposed reforms to plant breeder's rights and patent law, and future developments at an international level, notably the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement."--Publisher description |
| Analysis |
Cases (Law) |
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Intellectual property |
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Key item |
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Legislation |
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Patent, copyright & intellectual property law (Australia) |
| Notes |
Previous ed. : 2004 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 745-794) and index |
| Subject |
Intellectual property -- Australia.
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| Author |
Bannister, Judith, author
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Griffith, P. B. C. (Phillip B. C.), author
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| LC no. |
2010533018 |
| ISBN |
9780409325799 (paperback) |
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