LAWS3248 Intellectual Property 2 Notes (Distinction & Detailed) T3, 2024

Description

This set of notes included all relevant readings and cases, COLOUR CODED, COMPREHENSIVE, and CLEARLY WRITTEN. I achieved a Distinction in this course and relied heavily on these notes over the course of the term and during the final take-home exam. Cases and content are organised into different subsections, tables and headings. It contain all of the cases and sections of the Trade Marks and Patents that you will need throughout the term and during the exam. Topics include: Introduction to Trade Marks and the Protection of Trade Reputation Passing Off and Consumer Protection Legislation Registered Trade Mark Law: Registration Procedures, the Definition of a ‘Trade Mark’, and Trade Mark Distinctiveness Registered Trade Mark Law: Distinctiveness, and ‘Prohibited’ Marks Registered Trade Marks: Other Absolute and Relative Grounds of Refusal Registered Trade Marks: Infringement, Defences and Loss of Rights Patents: Introduction, Procedural Matters and Patentable Subject Matter Novelty, Inventive Step and Innovative Step Utility, Secret Use, and the Disclosure and Claiming Requirements Patent Ownership, Exploitation, and Infringement