This book presents readers with the leading and illustrative IP decisions from the UK courts, the European Patent Office, the Community Trade Mark and Designs Office and the European Court of Justice. Case reports are edited to bring out the kernel of the decision. It contains an up-to-date collection of the major legislative materials in IP law, drawn from the UK, EU and international conventions. It includes comprehensive tables including a table of European Legislation and a table of International Treaties and Conventions. It is written by Professor William Cornish, one of the most highly respected academic voices on intellectual property law.