Beyond the Code: Protection of Non-Textual Features of Software

A unique and timely perspective on the area of copying of functional and non-literal elements of software in the United States and European Union.

Noam Shemtov, Centre for Commercial Law Studies, Queen Mary University

Dr Noam Shemtov is a Senior Lecturer in Intellectual Property and Technology Law at the Centre for Commercial Law Studies (CCLS) at Queen Mary University of London. He has recently managed a team of researchers in a research project on Open Source licences funded by Microsoft. He is the LLM course convener for Intellectual Property and the Creative Industries at QMUL. He is the Director for specialist IP programmes: Certificate in Intellectual Property and the Certificate in Trade Mark Law and Practice. Noam is also a visiting lecturer at Univesidad de Alicante and at Universidad Autonoma de Madrid. He is a qualified solicitor both in the UK and in Israel.