Unlocking Innovation, Creativity and Intellectual Property Law – Paperback

Unlocking Innovation, Creativity and Intellectual Property Law is designed to make the core forms of intellectual property rights clear and approachable for students coming to this area of law for the first time. The text covers patent, design (design right and registered design), confidential information and trade secrets, registered trade marks, the common law tort of passing off, geographical indications, copyright, moral rights and enforcement.

The book offers a modern approach that integrates the socio-economic reality of emerging contemporary issues, from the way IP law intersects with concepts such as innovation, discoveries, intangible assets, sustainable development, artificial intelligence, the digital dimension, military objectives and the place of IP law in a global context. It addresses the increased diversity and range of IP owners (e.g. individuals to multinational corporations and indigenous communities), conveying IP law to the law school and a varied audience extending across the accounting, business, finance and corporate governance academic community. A dedicated chapter concentrates on the links between IP rights and the UN 2030 Sustainable Development Goals – highly significant in view of the recently established International Sustainability Standards Board. The book also introduces the career opportunities available within IP law.

Containing accessible explanations in a clear and logical structure, it provides an excellent foundation for learning and revising, and incorporates the following features to support learning:

• Clear learning outcomes at the beginning of each chapter set out the skills and knowledge you will need to get to grips with the subject
• Key Facts summaries throughout each chapter allow you to progressively build and consolidate your understanding
• End-of-chapter summaries provide a useful checklist for each topic
• Cases and judgments are highlighted to help you find them and add them to your notes quickly
• Frequent activities and self-test questions and sample essay questions are included so you can put your knowledge into practice and prepare yourself for assessment
• A ‘Critiquing the Law’ feature designed to foster essential critical thinking skills
• A ‘Further Reading’ section at the end of each chapter.

This is an ideal multi-disciplinary introduction to this fascinating area of law.