Including a copy of the act, the culmination of 15 years of consideration of reforms to the law of copyright, this book provides a legal framework for the advances in technology in recent years and aims to explain the detail of the act as well as describe the existing law which underpins it.

Widely regarded as the leading introductory text for copyright law, A User's Guide to Copyright is now in its fifth edition.This acclaimed book explains the law and scope of copyright and provides answers to the problems that arise in practice. The text takes account of significant developments emanating from the EC including the European Design Directive, the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 and the Data Protection Act 1998.The text covers design and industrial designs, EU law and copyright, copyright and designers and on-line services, making this a highly accessible reference source for both specialist IP lawyers and anyone who has any involvement with copyright law

Features a unique section-by-section guide to the Patents Act, 1977 and relevant provisions of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act, 1988 *

A User's Guide to Patents is the third title in the User's Guide series, designed to provide practical contextual guides for the informed professional, specialist and non-specialist legal practitioners and in-house lawyers. This book focuses on all the areas of patent law and procedure which prove to have the most practical importance in day-to-day practice. It addresses some of the wider public policy aspects of patents and their economic significance, as well as past and likely future trends in the field. The rise of the European patent system and the introduction of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 have resulted in recent changes in practice. This book discusses the different sorts of patent law issues specific to each of the relevant industrial sectors, together with the importance of patent registration. It looks at how patents can be obtained and enforced and compares the situation in the UK, EPO and the USA.