Publisher's Synopsis
Offering a country-by-country analysis of the protection of copyright, patents, trademarks and designs across Europe, this volume highlights any significant practical differences between the laws of EC member states.;Structured for easy access to the relevant information, the book covers each of the following topics as it applies to intellectual property rights: substantive conditions; formal requirements for applying for protection; the definition of authorship/ownership of rights; contents of the individual rights; restrictions on exploitation of the individual rights; protection in practice; and international aspects of the rights.
