Intellectual Property Rights for Engineers: The Legal Protection of Innovation (Iee Management Technology Series 16)

This reference work sets out the knowledge required by engineers and scientists to use intellectual property law. It explains the general principles behind the law protecting innovation, quoting cases from the engineering domain in order to clarify the issues. Chapters outline the basic rights, from automatic protection (copyright, design right), through registration systems (patent, registered design, trade mark). The text then covers precisely who owns rights and how their use is constrained by EC law. Other subjects discussed include how to licence, and how to use litigation when necessary. Contents......Page 6 1 Introduction......Page 14 2.1 Introduction and law......Page 20 2.2 Types of copyright......Page 21 2.3 Ownership and duration of copyright......Page 25 2.4 Marking......Page 27 2.5 Moral rights......Page 28 2.7 Copyright use and misuse......Page 30 2.8 Exceptions to copyright infringement – fair dealing......Page 35 2.9 Taking action against infringers......Page 38 2.10 Criminal liability......Page 39 2.11 Copyright licences......Page 42 2.12 Copyright internationally – general and non-technical works......Page 43 2.13 Technical copyright......Page 44 2.15 Managing copyright......Page 46 2.16 Summary of copyright......Page 47 3.2 Design right......Page 48 3.3 Registered designs......Page 58 3.4 TRIPS and industrial designs......Page 65 3.5 Community Design Right and Registered Designs......Page 67 3.6 Topography rights......Page 68 3.7 Overlap among registered designs, design right and copyright......Page 74 3.8 Summary of rights in designs......Page 75 4.1 Introduction......Page 76 4.2 How to get a patent......Page 77 4.3 Filing a patent application......Page 80 4.4 Patent applications in other countries......Page 88 4.5 Attacks on patents and patent applications......Page 96 4.6 Infringement of UK patents......Page 97 4.7 Patents for computer software......Page 106 4.9 Government security......Page 108 4.11 Renewal fees and failure to pay......Page 109 4.12 Marking......Page 110 4.14 Patents in other countries......Page 111 4.15 TRIPS and patents......Page 112 4.17 Summary of patents......Page 113 5.1 Introduction......Page 114 5.2 Confidential disclosure......Page 116 5.3 Employees......Page 120 5.4 Confidential computer programs......Page 123 5.5 Unwanted confidences......Page 124 5.7 Know-how and show-how......Page 125 5.9 Confidentiality in other countries......Page 126 5.10 Summary of confidentiality......Page 127 6.2 Registrable trade marks......Page 128 6.3 Unregistered trade marks, ‘get-up’ and ‘passing-off’......Page 138 6.4 Criminal provisions and counterfeiting......Page 141 6.6 Trade marks in other countries......Page 142 6.7 Domain names......Page 144 6.8 Summary of trade marks......Page 146 7.1 Ownership......Page 148 7.2 Changes of ownership......Page 156 7.3 Employee’s compensation under the Patents Act 1977......Page 158 7.4 Suggestion schemes......Page 162 7.5 Summary of ownership......Page 163 8.1 Background......Page 164 8.2 The rules on competition......Page 165 8.3 Agreements between undertakings......Page 167 8.4 Dominance of undertakings......Page 180 8.5 Free movement of goods and the exhaustion of rights......Page 182 8.6 Summary......Page 184 9.1 Licensing IPRs......Page 186 9.2 Litigation......Page 192 9.3 TRIPS – Trade-Related aspects of Intellectual Property Rights......Page 200 9.4 Summary of licensing and litigation......Page 201 10.1 Introduction......Page 202 10.2 Overall management of IPRs......Page 203 10.3 Management of non-registrable rights......Page 208 10.5 IPR trading......Page 209 10.6 Collaborations......Page 212 10.7 Valuation......Page 214 10.8 Encouraging innovation......Page 215 Useful Addresses......Page 216 Index......Page 218 "This fully revised and updated edition of Intellectual Property Rights for Engineers addresses recent developments in the area. The book explains the general principles behind the law protecting innovation, quoting cases from the engineering domain in order to clarify legal issues. Chapters outline the basic rights through automatic protection (copyright, design right) and registration systems (patent, registered design, trade mark), and also discusses the issues surrounding confidential information. The book clarifies precisely who owns the rights and how their use is constrained by EC law, and goes on to explain how to license or even litigate when necessary. Finally, strategic aspects for decision-making and management are discussed."--Jacket This reference work explains the law of intellectual property in the context of electrical engineering. It covers such subjects as licensing and litigation, confidential information, trade marks, designs and patents, copyright and the effects of the EC on English intellectual property law.