Intellectual PropertyThis updated edition covers case laws and statutory development, including regulations addressing decompilation rights. Taking a practical approach, the text is supplemented with diagrams, tables and facsimilies of documents, and examines both English and European aspects of the subject. The sections on the law of breach of confidence, patent law and design law have been expanded. |
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