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`This is the most substantial work published to date dealing with intellectual property and private international law from a mainly English perspective. The authors bring complementary expertise to the field - private international law from one and intellectual property from the other. So they are well placed to tackle the task.' Ian Karet, European Intellectual Property Review.

The boom in technology-based industries has created enormous growth in the field of intellectual property. The purpose of this book is to help companies understand what their intellectual property is and how to protect it.

This "Intellectual Property Practice Professional Guide" is designed to give apprentice solicitors a clear and thorough understanding of the current intellectual property practice and procedure. In particular, it will delve more intensely into the many areas of IP, such as trade marks, passing off, patents, copyright, databases, computer programs, industrial designs, domain names, licensing, and confidential information. "Intellectual Property" comprehensively deals with the practice issues most frequently encountered by apprentices in this area and incorporates recent developments in law and practice. It explains the principles of Intellectual Property practice clearly and concisely by experts in the field and will prove to be an essential text for both apprentices and practitioners in this field.