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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY – GENERALPARALLELIMPORTATION UNDEREUROPEAN UNION LAW2ND EDITIONEditor: Christian LiedtkeNEWEDITIONThe second edition of this groundbreakingwork explains all aspects of the law relatingto parallel imports, with particular emphasison intellectual property.Providing a detailed understanding of howlegislation, case law and regulations apply inpractice, it shows how the law can be usedto both repel parallel imports and tofacilitate them, enabling practitioners toadvise on any matter relating to parallelimportation.• Offers detailed strategies on how best toresolve conflicts in this area• Gives guidance on using competition lawas a shield against infringement actions• Explains free movement and marketintegration in the EU, so the tradeconditions that give rise to parallelimportation are clear• Shows how to challenge anti-competitiveagreements• Explains how parallel importation relatesto royalty collecting societies and tradeassociations, automobile and filmdistribution• Discusses consent and the burden ofproof after Davidoff, enabling readers toapply this landmark decision• Includes coverage of E-commerce inrelation to collecting societies and thetrading of digital works• Considers case law from the US, Australiaand Japan to show how EU law relates tothe laws of other jurisdictionsCONTENTS: Introduction; Free movement andMarket Integration; Pharmaceuticals,Relabelling, Repackaging, and Rebranding;Anti-competitive Agreements; Abuses ofDominant Positions; Royalty Collecting SocietiesAnd Trade Associations, Automobile and FilmDistribution; Trade Mark Harmonisation And TheExhaustion of Rights; Davidoff, Consent and theburden of proof; Copyrights, Designs, Patents,Seeds and Semiconductors; Conclusion.JURISDICTION: United Kingdom, European Union,InternationalDec-2012 978 1 847 03287 4Sweet & Maxwell Product ID: 229405Hardback c. £195.00/c. €248.00PRACTICALINTELLECTUALPROPERTY2 RELEASES A YEARThis accessible working guide shows thepractical steps necessary to protect and enforcethe whole range of “intellectual property”rights. Specifically designed to be used as a firstpoint of reference, it contains all the informationpractitioners need for their daily business.• Clear, first point of reference for all aspects ofthis area of law• Saves valuable time by pinpointing theessential aspects of each area of IP law• Offers practical guidance on the proceduresof IP protection• Always up to date, with two updatingreleases each yearJURISDICTION: United Kingdom978 0 852 58909 0Sweet & Maxwell Product ID: 6265Looseleaf £520.00/€686.00Price includes service to December 20122012 Service PricesUK £417.00Europe £427.00/€564.00Rest of World £429.00/$738.00PRACTICALINTELLECTUALPROPERTY PRECEDENTS2 RELEASES A YEARTrevor Cook and Audrey HortonThis is a comprehensive range of intellectualproperty precedents, from copyrightassignments, patent licences, andcommissioning and funding agreements, toenforcement and dispute precedents.Preliminary commentary sets the scene andexplains the basis of each precedent, followedby clause-by-clause drafting guidance, so thatprecedents can be tailored to meet theparticular needs of the client.• A full collection of intellectual propertyprecedents ordered by transaction coveringpatents, know-how, copyright, design andtrade marks• Full commentary putting each precedent intocontext, plus clause-by-clause draftingadvice• Arrangement of precedents follows thesequence in which IP issues typically ariseJURISDICTION: International978 0 752 00390 0Sweet & Maxwell Product ID: 6321Looseleaf £543.00/€716.00Updating releases charged for on publicationTHE TRIPS AGREEMENTDRAFTING HISTORY AND ANALYSIS4TH EDITIONDaniel GervaisNEWEDITION“It is a text of incomparable value in the field ofinternational intellectual property law, andthoroughly recommended as one of theforemost explications of TRIPS.” – EuropeanIntellectual Property Review"Contains everything you could possibly wantto know about TRIPS ... fabulous" – Computerand Telecommunications Law ReviewThis acclaimed work provides practitionersand academics with a complete set of toolsfor understanding the trade rules andintellectual property concepts that make upthe TRIPS Agreement.This new edition is updated to reflectdispute-settlement panel reports, the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) andother developments, including the fate ofthe Doha Round.The text is split into three parts discussingand analysing the TRIPS Agreement. Part 1describes the development of the TRIPSAgreement, Part 2 is an exhaustivecommentary on all 79 Articles of theAgreement, and Part 3 reproduceslegislation, agreements and decisions that apractitioner might need to understand it.• Provides a complete overview of theTRIPS Agreement in one comprehensivevolume• Offers a unique insider perspective as theauthor was involved with the TRIPSAgreement negotiations• Traces the development of the TRIPSAgreement, explaining the political,commercial and legal forces that haveshaped its evolution• Presents early versions of the TRIPS textto chart the evolution of the finalAgreement• Sets out an annotated version of theAgreement, providing a detailedexplanation of each of its 79 Articles• Demonstrates the effect of the TRIPSAgreement through analysis of recentcases• Reproduces all related treaties andlegislation• Analyses bilateral and regionalagreements based on TRIPS explainingtheir impact on practitioners working incountries party to them• Discusses the likely future impact ofTRIPS on the IP frameworkJURISDICTION: InternationalDec-2012 978 0 414 02313 0Sweet & Maxwell Product ID: 535901Hardback c. £195.00/c. €248.0090 To order any of these titles please visit www.sweetandmaxwell.co.uk