Intellectual Property Law (LLB Academic Unit)
Grounded revision for Intellectual Property Law (LLB Academic Unit): notes, verified MCQs and case flashcards across 8 syllabus topics. Every question and flashcard is grounded in a real briefed authority and checked against the corpus.
Syllabus
- Introduction & JustificationsIp
Categories and rationales of IP rights · Absolute vs relative monopolies · Sources of UK and EU-derived IP law
- Confidential Information & Breach of ConfidenceIp
Elements of breach of confidence (Coco v AN Clark) · Springboard doctrine · Public interest defence
- CopyrightIp
Subsistence: qualifying works, originality (CDPA 1988 s.1) · Idea/expression dichotomy · Authorship and ownership (including employment, joint works)
- Passing OffIp
Classic trinity: goodwill, misrepresentation, damage (Reckitt & Colman v Borden) · Extended passing off · Character merchandising
- Trade MarksIp
Registration requirements (Trade Marks Act 1994) · Absolute grounds for refusal (s.3 TMA) · Relative grounds for refusal (s.5 TMA)
- PatentsIp
Patentability: novelty, inventive step, industrial application (Patents Act 1977) · Excluded subject matter (business methods, software, discoveries) · Application and grant procedure
- DesignsIp
Registered designs (Registered Designs Act 1949) · UK unregistered design right (CDPA 1988 Part III) · Post-Brexit divergence from EU design regime
- Contemporary / Emerging IssuesIp
AI-generated works and inventorship · Biotech patents and ethical limits · Online infringement and platform liability
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Unlock all 38 with Pro →- Reckitt & Colman Products Ltd v Borden Inc
What are the three elements of the classic passing off trinity?
[1990] 1 WLR 491 - Laura Thurgood v Danielle Laight & Anor
In Thurgood v Laight [2024], why did the passing off claim fail despite the defendant using the claimant's trading name?
[2024] EWHC 2947 (IPEC) - AMOB Machinery Ltd v Andrew Smith-Hughes & Ors
What is the 'springboard doctrine' in breach of confidence?
[2022] EWHC 1410 (QB)
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