European Intellectual Property Law

European Intellectual Property Law offers a full account of the main areas of substantive European IP law and a discussion of their wider context and effect. The amount and reach of European law, and decision-making in the field of intellectual property has grown exponentially since the 1960s, making it increasingly difficult to treat European law as an adjunct to domestic intellectual property regimes. European Intellectual Property Law responds to this reality by presenting a clear and detailed account of each of the main areas of substantive EU intellectual property law, situated in the context of both the EU legal system and international IP law, including EU constitutional law, the law of the European Patent Convention 1973/2000, and private international law. It draws selectively on examples from domestic IP regimes to illustrate substantive differences between those regimes and to demonstrate the impact of European law, and decision-making on EU Member States. This unique, thoroughly modern approach goes beyond a discussion of the provisions of European legal instruments to consider their wider context and effect. European Intellectual Property Law is the ideal guide for any student wishing to gain a full and critical understanding of the substantive European law of intellectual property. Digital formats This second edition is available for students and institutions to purchase in a variety of formats. - The e-book offers a mobile experience and convenient access along with functionality tools, navigation features, and links that offer extra learning support: www.oxfordtextbooks.co.uk/ebooks

Table of Contents:
I. Foundations 1: An introduction to domestic and international intellectual property law 2: The foundations of European Union intellectual property law 3: Theoretical accounts of European intellectual property II. The Law of Patents and Allied Rights 4: Introduction to European patent law 5: The procedure for obtaining a European patent 6: Patentable subject matter 7: Secondary patentability requirements 8: Patent protection and exploitation 9: Plant variety rights and supplementary protection certificates III. The Law of Copyright and Related Rights 10: Introduction to the European law of copyright and related rights 11: The subsistence and ownership of copyright and related rights 12: The rights conferred by copyright and related rights 13: Copyright and related rights exceptions and limitations IV. The Law of Trade Marks and Allied Rights 14: Registration and use of the trade mark 15: Infringement and revocation of the trade mark 16: Trade marks and the free movement aspects of EU Law 17: Unfair competition law 18: Indications of geographical origin 19: Designs V. Data and Information 20: Introduction to rights in data and information 21: Database rights 22: Data protection and data exclusivity 23: Trade secrets VI. Enforcement and Remedies 24: Enforcement 25: Remedies VII. Future Trends 26: Future trends

About the Author :
Justine Pila, Fellow and Senior Law Tutor of St Catherine's College, Oxford; Research Fellow of the Institute of European and Comparative Law, Faculty of Law, University of Oxford, Paul Torremans, Professor of Intellectual Property Law, University of Nottingham

Review :
Review from previous edition Outstanding quality in all respects. A much needed addition to the European IP law literature This is an excellent and unique IP textbook This textbook has a wide EU perspective and is by far the most comprehensive and accessible textbook available on European IP law