Intellectual property law in Ireland / by Robert Clark, Shane Smyth and Niamh Hall.

CW708, CW838, CW908, CW918, CW928, CW938

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Patents: a brief history and introduction -- The Irish patent system and international conventions -- Patents Act 1992 - Patentability -- Patents Act 1992 - Acquisition of patent rights -- Patents Act 1992 - Maintenance and dealings in patents -- Patents Act 1992 - Infringements and remedies -- Patents Act 1992 - Revocation and proceedings before the controller and courts -- Patents Act 1992: Voluntary and compulsory licences -- Introduction to copyright -- The copyright term -- Protected works - literary and artistic works -- Protected works -- Non-Berne works -- The protection of computer programs as copyright works -- Databases -- Ownership and dealings in copyright works -- Infringement of copyright and related rights -- Defences to copyright infringement -- Remedies for copyright infringement -- Moral rights and the Droit de Suite -- Rights in performances -- Copyright - past, present and future legislative developments -- Semiconductor chip protection -- Industrial designs -- The duty of confidence -- Remedies in tort -- Introduction to trade mark law -- Irish trade mark law and international conventions -- The community trade mark -- Trade Marks Act 1996 - Registrability -- Trade Mark Acts 1996: Absolute grounds for refusal of registration -- Trade Marks Act 1996: Relative grounds for refusal of registration -- Trade Marks Act 1996: Infringement and remedies -- Trade Marks Act 1996: Limitations on rights conferred -- Trade Marks Act 1996: Registration procedure and ownership -- Trade Marks Act 1996: Revocation and invalidity -- Certification and collective marks -- Geographical indications and appellations of origin -- Taxation and intellectual property rights -- Appendices.

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