A Guide to Intellectual Property Law covers the most common forms of intellectual property law, namely copyright, trademarks, patents and the delict of unfair competition. The book closely follows the relevant legislation and contains explanations of the most important South African cases. The book also introduces the relatively new IP subjects of the internet, biodiversity and traditional knowledge and also includes a chapter on international IP law, in which the main treaties are summarised.   Aimed particularly at students and young professionals, more senior lawyers should also find it useful as a consolidated quick reference handbook. \

Key Benefits

• Easy-to-follow flow diagrams illustrate IP law processes
• Sections follow the same sequence as the legislation and regulations, illustrated by the latest relevant case law
• IP cases are summarised for each section
• Exam questions for each section are included for lecturers, as well as for students revising for exams.

• Introduction to IP law
• Copyright
• Trademarks
• Offences & remedies in terms of the Counterfeit Goods Act 37 of 1997
• Patents
• Unlawful competition
• IP & the internet
• Biodiversity & traditional knowledge
• A comprehensive subject index for easy reference

• Lecturers and students of intellectual property law
• Legal practitioners looking for a consolidated quick reference handbook