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Index
Cover
Title Page
Copyright Page
Preface
Contents
Table of Cases
Table of Legislation
International Conventions and Treaties
1. The Concept of Intellectual Property
A. The Scope and Structure of this Book
B. Thumb-Nail Outlines of Copyright, Patent, Trade Mark, and Database Right
1. Copyright
2. Patent
3. Trade mark
4. Database right
C. The Concept of Intellectual Property
1. A right that can be treated as property
2. ... to control particular uses
3. ... of a specific type of intangible asset
4. Such rights are granted when the particular intangible asset can be attributed to an individual creator or identifiable group of creators, the creator(s) being presumptively entitled to the right
5. They are enforced strictly and by both civil and criminal law
D. Intellectual Property and Unfair Competition
1. No general norm against unfair competition
2. No general action against misrepresentation, denigration or misappropriation
3. Intellectual property and the norms of unfair competition
2. The Justification of Intellectual Property
A. Creator-Centred Justifications
1. The argument from creation
2. The argument from desert
3. The argument from personhood
4. The argument from autonomy
B. User-Centred Justifications
1. The argument from harm
2. The argument from misrepresentation
3. The argument from unjust enrichment
C. Community-Centred Justifications
1. The orthodox argument
2. Is protection always necessary?
3. Are the current regimes structured to provide for the creation, dissemination, and efficient exploitation of their subject matter?
D. Conclusion
3. The Protection of Creative Assets
A. Proprietary Rights: Copyright
1. Subject matter
2. First ownership
3. The scope of protection
4. Conclusion
B. Proprietary Rights: The Public Lending Right
C. Proprietary Rights: The Publication Right
D. Proprietary and Non-Proprietary Rights: Rights in Performances
E. Non-Proprietary Rights: Moral Rights
1. The paternity right
2. The right against false attribution
3. The integrity right
4. Conclusion
F. Non-Proprietary Rights: Artist’s Resale Right (‘Droit De Suite’)
G. Non-Proprietary Rights: Technological Protection Measures
4. The Protection of Technology Assets
A. Proprietary Rights: Patent
1. Subject matter
2. First ownership
3. The scope of protection
4. Conclusion
B. Proprietary Rights: UK Design Right
1. Subject matter
2. First ownership
3. The scope of protection
4. Conclusion: utility model protection
5. The Protection of Marketing Assets
1. The expanding concept of the brand
2. The brand as product
A. Non-Proprietary Rights: Passing Off
1. The requirement of goodwill
2. Misrepresentation
3. Damage
4. Reverse passing off
B. Proprietary Rights: Registered Trade Marks
1. Subject matter
2. First ownership
3. The scope of protection
C. Proprietary Rights: Collective and Certification Marks, Designations of Origin, Geographical Indications, and Traditional Specialities Guaranteed
1. Collective and certification marks
2. Designations of origin, geographical indications, and traditional specialities guaranteed
D. Proprietary Rights: Registered Designs and Community Design Right
1. Subject matter
2. First ownership
3. The scope of protection
E. Conclusion
6. The Protection of Information Assets
A. Non-Proprietary Rights: Confidential Information
1. Confidential information
2. Circumstances importing an obligation of confidence
3. Unauthorized use of the information and detriment
4. Defences
5. Conclusion
B. Proprietary Rights: Database Right
1. Subject matter
2. First ownership
3. The scope of protection
4. Conclusion
Index
Notes
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