Overlapping Intellectual Property Rights

This book explores the overlap of intellectual property rights, providing a comprehensive understanding of how and when they may be encountered in practice. It focuses on UK, US, and European law but also includes comparison tables of overlapping IP rights in other countries.

Format: Hardback
Length: 864 pages
Publication date: 28 February 2023
Publisher: Oxford University Press

While intellectual property rights are often studied in isolation, in practice, the legal categories designed to protect these rights provide only partial legal coverage of the broader context in which they are created, used, and enforced. As a result, often multiple IP rights overlap with respect to the same underlying subject matter. This book aims to facilitate a deeper understanding of how these overlapping rights work together, enabling readers to consider how and when they may be encountered in practice.

Each chapter focuses on a discrete pair of IP rights and employs a hypothetical scenario to analyze particular conceptual and practical issues. By doing so, practitioners gain a comprehensive understanding of the overlap, which is essential for navigating the complex terrain of IP law.

While the focus of these IP rights is on UK, US, and European law, the book also includes comparison tables of overlapping IP rights in other countries around the world. These tables complement the chapters, offering a detailed overview of how these overlaps apply in different legal jurisdictions and how they differ.

By examining the interplay between intellectual property rights, readers can gain a more nuanced perspective on the complex web of legal issues that arise in the digital age. This book is a valuable resource for practitioners, academics, and anyone interested in understanding the evolving landscape of IP law.

Weight: 1580g
Dimension: 181 x 252 x 52 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780192844477
Edition number: 2 Revised edition