Compensation for employee inventors
This lecture considers situations where an employee might be compensated for the use of an invention, under PA 77 ss 40 to 43.
LectureIntroduction to patents
Patents seem to be the least accessible and most complex area of intellectual property law. This lecture brings a sense of proportion to the patents field, and provides an essential starting point for students of this fascinating area of law.
LectureOwnership of inventions and patents
This lecture covers two matters relating to patents as items of property: first of all ownership of patents and secondly dealings with patents – how patents are transferred and the rules governing licensing.
LecturePatent infringement and defences
When is a patent infringed, and what defences are available to a potential infringer? In this lecture we consider section 60 of the Patents Act 1977 and look briefly at how the courts interpret patent claims.
LecturePatentability
The rules that govern what can be patented are key to the protection of inventions. This lecture reviews the four criteria for patent protection, laying the groundwork for a more detailed study of the subject and leading into other aspects of patent law.
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