European Intellectual Property Law: Text, Cases and Materials - Softcover

Kur, Annette; Dreier, Thomas

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1848448805 ISBN 13: 9781848448803

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2013

Synopsis

The first of its kind, this textbook has been carefully designed to give students and non-specialist practitioners a clear understanding of the fundamentals of European intellectual property law.

Providing a comprehensive overview of both community IP rights, and areas of IP law that have been harmonised, and supported by judicious use of extracts from the most significant source material, the book assists the reader in navigating through the increasingly complex European IP system.

European Intellectual Property Law deals with European patent, trade mark and copyright law copyright, as well as with adjacent areas such as protection of plant varieties, geographical indications, industrial design, competition law, enforcement, and private international law, with a focus on the most relevant case law to be found in those areas.

Key Features:

- Written by two of the leading authorities in European IP law
- Concise and readable style
- Extracts from key source material
- Questions designed to stimulate thinking around legal problems
- Coverage of related areas adjacent to IP
- Offers an overview on international IP protection and the interrelation between European law and IP law in general.

This detailed book is designed for all courses on European intellectual property, whether basic or advanced, as well as for practitioners looking for a comprehensive and concise overview on the structure and content of European IP law.

Contents:
1. IP, IPRs and the International Context
2. IP in the European Legal Framework
3. Patents
4. Trademarks
5. Copyright
6. Other Intellectual Property Rights - Plant Varieties, Geographical Indications, Industrial Designs
7. IPRs and Competition Law
8. Remedies in Case of Infringement
9. Jurisdiction and Applicable Law
Index

About this title

About the Author:

Annette Kur, Max Planck Institute for Intellectual Property and Competition Law, Munich, Germany and Thomas Dreier, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany

Review:

This clearly-written and comprehensive text, by two leading scholars of European intellectual property law, is extremely adaptable. It is a perfect platform for classroom teaching, and is also a fine resource for those researching in what is becoming an increasingly complex field. --Graeme B. Dinwoodie, University of Oxford, UK

This hybrid volume, part commentary, part primary sources, with questions to stimulate further thinking, serves both as a teaching tool and as a manual for lawyers who seek a comprehensive overview of EU intellectual property law. The book aims at a generalist legal audience, with very a helpful precis of international law, including the major multilateral treaties, as well as a summary of the EU legal framework that non-Europeans will find highly useful. The authors explore the full range of traditional and emerging IP rights. They also provide in-depth analysis of remedies and of the international private law issues that increasingly arise in contemporary complex IP litigation. --Jane Ginsburg, Columbia Law School

About this edition

• Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1848448805
• ISBN 13: 9781848448803
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 592