Core Statutes on Intellectual Property

MARGARET DOWIE-WHYBROW is a Senior Lecturer in Law at the University of Greenwich, UK, and a former Associate Law Lecturer for the Open University, specializing in media law and intellectual property law. She is a Barrister of Gray's Inn, London, and has worked as an in-house lawyer for a large multi-media company. In addition to teaching duties, Margaret serves as the Law Department Web Editor at the University of Greenwich.

COPYRIGHT AND RELATED RIGHTS UK Statutes Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 SIs Copyright (Industrial Process and Excluded Articles) (No. 2) Order 1989 Duration of Copyright and Rights in Performances Regulations 1995 Copyright and Related Rights Regulations 1996 Copyright and Rights in Databases Regulations 1997 EU Council Directive 91/250/EEC on the legal protection of computer programs Directive 96/9/EC on the legal protection of databases Directive 2001/29/EC on the harmonisation of certain aspects of copyright and related rights in the information society Directive 2001/84/EC on the resale right for the benefit of the author of an original work of art Directive 2006/115/EC on rental right and lending right and on certain rights related to copyright in the field of intellectual Property Directive 2006/116/EC on the term of protection of copyright and certain related rights International Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works 1886 WIPO Copyright Treaty 1996 DESIGNS UK Statutes Registered Designs Act 1949 SIs Design Right (Semiconductor Topographies) Regulations 1989 EU Directive 98/71/EC on the legal protection of designs Council Regulation (EC) No. 6/2002 on Community designs PATENTS UK Statutes Patents Act 1977 EU European Patent Convention 2000 Protocol on the Interpretation of Article 69 of the European Patent Convention TRADE MARKS AND GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES UK Statutes Trade Marks Act 1994 SIs Control of Misleading Advertisements Regulations 1988 EU Directive 89/104/EEC to approximate the laws of the Member States relating to trade marks Community Trade Mark Regulation (EC) No. 40/94 on the Community Trade Mark Council Regulation (EC) No. 510/2006 on the Protection of Geographical Indications and Designations of Origins International Paris Union and WIPO Joint Recommendations concerning Provisions on the Protection of Well Known Marks 1999 Paris Union and WIPO Joint Recommendations concerning Provisions on the Protection of Marks and other Industrial Property Rights in Signs on the Internet 2001 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ON THE INTERNET UK Dispute Resolution Service Policy 2001 Dispute Resolution Service Procedure 2001 Electronic Commerce (EC Directive) Regulations 2002 International Rules for the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy 1999 Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy 1999 MULTI-DISCIPLINARY AGREEMENTS AND TREATIES Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property 1883 Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) 1994