Intellectual Property Law

This specialization covers rights in intangible creations: patents and the patentability requirements and exclusions under the Patents Act 1970, trademarks, passing off and deceptive similarity, copyright in literary, artistic, musical and software works with moral rights and fair dealing, industrial designs, geographical indications, plant varieties, trade secrets and confidential information. Prosecution and opposition procedure, licensing and assignment, infringement remedies and the TRIPS framework complete it.