Intellectual property, free trade agreements and the United Kingdom : the continuing influence of European Union law / Phillip Johnson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Johnson, Phillip, author.

Contributor:

Edward Elgar Publishing, publisher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Intellectual property--Great Britain.

Intellectual property.

Free trade--Great Britain.

Free trade.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (304 pages)

Place of Publication:

Cheltenham, UK ; Northampton, MA : Edward Elgar Publishing Limited, [2021]

Summary:

"Examining how trade agreements are interpreted both in trade tribunals and in the United Kingdom, this innovative book provides a well-rounded exploration of the numerous UK free trade agreements, including the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement, and their legal and policy implications for intellectual property. Providing a detailed assessment of the continuing role of EU standards in the UK, Phillip Johnson highlights how the UK has played an active role in shaping EU intellectual property law and policy. He explores the extent to which the UK's "new" trade agreements are tied to existing EU law and how this will preserve those standards in the UK, and how this might been received both nationally and globally. An extensive range of critical issues is covered, including copyright, patents, designs, trade marks, border control and technology transfer as well as featuring a calendar of EU laws which are replicated in the UK's current free trade agreements. This authoritative book will be an important source of reference for academics and practitioners seeking to understand the role of intellectual property law in UK and EU free trade agreements, as well as scholars and students of intellectual property, trade laws, and European Law"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Contents: Part I: Acquis from all sides

1. Introduction: Taking back control?

2. Interpretation of trade agreements: Reading up and down

3. Principles of non-discrimination: Broadening the effect of free trade agreements

Part II: The breadth of protection

4. Copyright and related rights

5. Trade marks, unfair competition and geographical indications

6. Designs and semi-conductor typographies

7. Patents, plant varieties and trade secrets

8. Enforcement and immunities

9. Exhaustion, border control and technology transfer

10. Conclusion: Being locked in

Part III: Locked-in laws

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-80088-822-8