This fully revised and updated edition of Intellectual Property Rights for Engineers addresses recent developments in the area. The book explains the general principles behind the law protecting innovation, quoting cases from the engineering domain in order to clarify legal issues. Chapters outline the basic rights through automatic protection (copyright, design right) and registration systems (patent, registered design, trade mark), and also discusses the issues surrounding confidential information. The book clarifies precisely who owns the rights and how their use is constrained by EC law, and goes on to explain how to license or even litigate when necessary. Finally, strategic aspects for decision-making and management are discussed.

About the Author
Vivien Irish BSc, FIEE, CEng, CPhys, CPA, EPA is an intellectual property expert with over 20 years experience of handling all aspects of IP related to electrical and computer systems and physics, including managing patent attorneys and support staff in both industry and private practice. She is a founder member of IEE PG M8. Engineering and the Law, and was Chair of Management Division in 1998/99. Contributor Matthew Gream BEng (Hons), MIEE, MSc in Intellectual Property, is a practising software engineer with over 15 years experience. He was recipient of a 1995 Michael Daley Award for excellence in engineering journalism.


Book Information
ISBN 9780863414909
Author Vivien Irish
Format Hardback
Page Count 220
Imprint Institution of Engineering and Technology
Publisher Institution of Engineering and Technology