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IPL 1617 LPC International Intellectual Property Law (IP) - (DISTINCTION LEVEL): University of Law London Moorgate (Latest 2020, Already graded A )
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IPL 1617 LPC International Intellectual Property Law
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LPC International Intellectual Property Law
INTERNATIONAL INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW
Contents
Overview 2
Copyright and Data Protection 7
Database Right 16
Trade Marks 19
Passing Off 26
Design Rights 29
Patents 34
Breach of Confidence 39
Competition 41
Test and Feedback Exercises 46
Test and Feedback Workshop 1 46
Test and Feedback Workshop 2 ...
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INTERNATIONAL INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW
Contents
Overview............................................................................................................................................2
Copyright and Data Protection........................................................................................................12
Database Right.................................................................................................................................28
Trade Marks.....................................................................................................................................30
Passing Off.......................................................................................................................................44
Design Rights...................................................................................................................................50
Patents.............................................................................................................................................59
Breach of Confidence.......................................................................................................................69
Competition.....................................................................................................................................72
Test and Feedback Exercises................................................................................................................81
Test and Feedback Workshop 1.......................................................................................................81
Test and Feedback Workshop 2.......................................................................................................87
Test and Feedback Workshop 3.......................................................................................................95
Test and Feedback Workshop 4.....................................................................................................111
Test and Feedback Workshop 5.....................................................................................................123
Test and Feedback Workshop 6.....................................................................................................130
Test and Feedback Workshop 7.....................................................................................................136
Test and Feedback Workshop 8.....................................................................................................142
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,Overview
Basic concept of intellectual property is to protect the products,
results and rewards of the exercise of human intellectual and
commercial endeavour. Legal right to stop others using the owner’s
property without permission, and to give a monopoly right to exploit
that property commercially. Have to be careful about what things
you can protect as ideas etc in some respect belong to humanity in
common.
Different forms of protection:
Protection of business reputation – business exists to make
profits and the surest way is to become known and identified
as a reliable and reputable supplier of goods. Have to protect
the identity of the mark of an organisation. TRADE MARKS AND
PASSING OFF
Creative expression – tangible results of creative talents, and
stopping others from making free use of those results.
COPYRIGHT AND DATABASE PROTECTION
Designs for shapes and appearances of objects that are
intended to be created to that design, typically by way of
manufacture. DESIGN RIGHTS AND UDR
Inventive – allows someone who has invented something to
exploit the commercial possibilities of their invention for a
limited time.
They aim to:
1. Protect those who create and think,
2. Allows public to benefit and develop from inventive + creative
steps
3. Encourages and stimulates business growth and
entrepreneurial spirit,
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, 4. Prevents free for all of other’s property
Types of IP
1. Trademarks – brand name or other mark of trade origin
Highly commercial right
Protected by registration
Gives the owner stat rights under Trade Marks Act 1994
Registration can be renewed indefinitely, provided the TM does
not run foul of restrictions under the act
Most countries have a similar system
If a trademark is not registered it can only be protected by
passing off, except in US where statute expressly provides
protection for unreg TMs
2. Passing off – common law tort enabling a business to defend
itself from someone who is trying to take unfair advantage of
the trading reputation of that business
Less important than TM law, and has less certain outcomes,
also diminished by the increased scope of DR
Can often complement TMs as the scope can reach further
3. Copyright – right to prevent copying of creative expression,
such as writing, art, music, architecture, film and even
computer software
Unregistered system, and for an infringement to occur there
must have been ‘copying’
It is the principle IP right in computer programmes and
therefore very important today
The right is not register able and comes into force when the
work is first created
All major jurisdictions are signatories to the Berne Convention
which protects copyrighted works internationally
4. Database rights -
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, 5. Designs –designs that relate to the appearance of an object can
be registered, but ones that relate solely to its technical
function (how it works) cannot.
Registration gives protection for up to 25 years
6. Also statutory unregistered design right protecting features of
shape or configuration which are intended to be made
available commercially. This protection can extend for
between 10 and 15 years
In the US, design right is restricted to the non-functional
appearance of the goods
7. Patents – commercial IP right
Registered right, administered by the Patents Office, protecting
inventions
Patent gives the holder a monopoly of 20 years over the
technology revealed in the patent
Description of the invention is made public in return for a grant
by the Crown of a period of protection, then after the 20 year
period it is public
property
Idea is that inventors
get to exploit it for
this time as it makes
it worth their while
investing time and
money into creation,
and helps public
Virtually all countries
have a very similar
system
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