These are the notes I used to study for the Intellectual Property exam in 2012. Note that the notes do not include any information regarding patents: I chose not to engage with that area in the final exam.

The notes instead comprehensively cover the following:

• Copyright

  • Whether a work is capable of attracting copyright

    • Directories/databases, compilations of bare facts

    • Industrial Designs

    • Computer programs

  • Whether Copyright in fact exists in the work

  • Ownership of Copyright

  • Infringement

  • Defences to claims of copyright infringement

  • Remedies

  • Neighbouring rights

    • Moral rights

    • Breach of confidence

• Trademarks

  • Requirements for registration

  • Revocation of registration

  • Infringement

  • Defences to claims of trade mark infringement

• The tort of passing off

• Misleading and deceptive conduct

The notes include guides on how to answer exam questions and comprehensive summaries of the important cases and statutes.