The Making of Modern Intellectual Property Law |
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| Author:
| Sherman, Brad
Bently, Lionel |
| Contribution by:
| Cornish, William R.
Dessemontet, Fran#135;ois
Goldstein, Paul
Jacob, Robin |
| Series title: | Cambridge Intellectual Property and Information Law Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-511-03832-7 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2003 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Digital download and online |
| List Price: | AUD $50.00Contact Supplier contact
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Book Description:
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This book is the first detailed historical account of intellectual property law. In part, it examines why intellectual property law with its sub-categories of patents, copyright, designs and trade marks took the shape that it did over the course of the nineteenth century. In addition the authors deal with ways in which the law grants property status to intangiblesand describe how the law came to create techniques which enabled it to recognise protectable intangibles, and the...
More DescriptionThis book is the first detailed historical account of intellectual property law. In part, it examines why intellectual property law with its sub-categories of patents, copyright, designs and trade marks took the shape that it did over the course of the nineteenth century. In addition the authors deal with ways in which the law grants property status to intangiblesand describe how the law came to create techniques which enabled it to recognise protectable intangibles, and the inescapable problems that have arisen from their use.