Description

This book is a must-read for any aspiring IP lawyer... it is a useful manual with accurate and current information, as and when you need it - The Law Society Gazette

Provides up-to-date coverage and analysis of the intellectual property laws applicable to all forms of computer software, placing the law in the context of computer use, examining copyright, database rights, patents, trade marks, design rights and the law of confidence.

Updates to the 8th edition include:
- a new chapter on Intellectual Property and AI
- a number of cases on FRAND licensing in relation to telecommunications standards technologies, including Unwired Planet v Huawei
- the effects of Brexit on intellectual property regulations
- developments in the EU, US and other jurisdictions

This book can either be read from cover to cover as a thorough introduction to the subjects addressed or be used as a very useful starting point for a specialist practitioner faced with a particular problem on a particular case. With this in mind, this book is an essential addition to any IT and IP practitioner's bookshelf, as well as a useful textbook for non-specialists, advanced undergraduates and taught in postgraduate IT and IP courses.