Intellectual Property Law Covering Copyright, Trademark, Design, Patent

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Description
I am delighted to offer to the readers the second edition of t book. The process of explaining the legal concepts with the help judicial
pronouncements continues. The structure, by and large remains untouched. On few occasions, the headings have be altered and overall the text has become more reader-friendly. Inclusion of recent judgments delivered by the Supreme Co of India and various High Courts in India, dealing with the topic the highlighting feature of the second edition. It addresses important and relevant jurisprudence
developments in the area concern that have taken place since the publication of the first edition. For example, in Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha v Prius A Industries Ltd. and Ors., the Supreme Court of India held that in action against passing-off, the plaintiff must establish that goodwill exists in India; goodwill located outside India cannot h the plaintiff to maintain passing-off action in India. The Delhi H Court in the Chancellor, Masters & Scholars of the University of Oxf and Ors. v Rameshwari Photocopy Services and Ors. (DU Photocopy case) held that making of a master photo copy of 'course pac (compilation of photocopies consisting of portion from bo included in syllabus in which the copyright exists) and fury facilitating distribution of photocopies of the same amongst students at nominal rate by an educational
institution is permit
under section 52(1)(i) of the Copyright Act, 1957.
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Contents
Part I : Copyright
1.     Copyright - An Introduction
2.     Subject Matter of Copy
3.     Authorship and First Ownership
4.     Term of Copy
5.     Assignment of Copy and Licenses
6.     Copyright Scocieties
7.     Related Rights : Rights of Broadcasting Organisations and Performers
8.     Moral Rights
9.     Registration of Copyrights
10.   Economic Rights of Owners and Infringement of Copyright
11.   Defences to copyright Infringement
12.   Infringement of Copyright: Jurisdiction and Civil Remedies
Part II : Trade Mark
13.   an Introduction to Trademarks
14.   Deceptive Similarity
15.   Registrability of Trademarks
16.   Registration of Trademark
17.   Rights of Trademark Holder
18.   Infringement of Registered Trademark and Defences
19.   Assignment and Transmission
20.   Rectification and Correction of Register
21.   Collective Marks and  Certification Trademarks
22.   The Law of Passing off
23.   Infringement of Trademark and Passing Off - Jurisdiction and Remedies
Part III : Design
24.   Designs - An Introduction
25.   Registrability and Registration of Design
26.   Copyright In Registered Design
27.   Piracy of Registered Design and Remedies
Part IV : Patent
28.   Introduction to Patents
29.   Patentability
30.   How to Obtain Patent and its Subsistence
31.   Compulsory Licensing
32.   Revocation and Surrender of Patent
33.   Infringement of Patent
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