The third edition of this comprehensive text has been fully revised and expanded, and it addresses the law of trade marks in the UK from a practical viewpoint, covering acquisition, loss, exploitation and infringement of trade marks, and passing off. Breaking down the procedural matters as they relate to the filing, opposition, enforcement, and revocation of trade marks in the UK, each of the topics is approached separately in order to maintain a user-friendly structure. Clear explanations of the underlying principles and concepts help to tie the different areas together. The book provides an...

The new and fully revised seventh edition is designed to help both practitioners and non-legal professionals understand copyright and design law in the UK. A User's Guide to Copyright is long established as one of the key texts in the field. Renowned for its practical, user-friendly, and authoritative approach, and for its practical application to the main copyright-using industries, this book is considered essential reading for legal practitioners, copyright law students, and for those working in the copyright using industries. Extensively cross-referenced to UK cases, legislation, and...

This fourth edition focuses on the current UK law relating to the protection of registered trademarks and certain related rights. This includes registered trademarks, well-known trademarks, certification marks, collective marks, protected geographical origin indicators, international conventions, and passing-off. The book offers a clear explanation of the underlying principles and concepts with a breakdown of procedural matters, thereby helping to tie the different areas together. The book includes illustrative cases, such as Lush, Scrabble, Starbucks, Glee Club, Cadbury, Jack Wills, and...

Data Protection is a minefield of complex rules and regulations. It is an area of law that impacts on every organisation, large or small, that handles personal data. A User's Guide to Data Protection: Law and Policy, Third Edition sets out all the compliance issues that organisations need to be aware of in order to successfully comply with UK data protection rules and regulations, along with a full assessment of the EU Data Protection Regulations and their impact on UK practice. The work is a first port of call text providing clear guidance through the complex web of data protection issues...