Oxford University Press

Universities and Intellectual Property - Ownership and Exploitation

Ann Louise Monotti, Senior Lecturer, Monash University, and Sam Ricketson, Professor of Law, University of Melbourne; Barrister

The vital role played by universities in producing creative and innovative products (protected by intellectual property) is becoming increasingly recognized both by policy makers and by the universities themselves. The universities are now often looking to tighten up their policies on intellectual property so as to maximize revenue, for instance through spin-off companies; but this arguably restricts the free flow of knowledge and scientific progress. The authors look in detail at this highly topical subject, both from a policy and a practical legal point of view, drawing upon research covering universities in a wide-range of countries including the UK, Australia, and North America.


Price: £95.00 (Hardback)

Further details: 694 pages, 1 questionnaire example and 1 table, 234mm x 156mm

Publication date: 20 March 2003

International Criminal Law First Edition

Antonio Cassese, Professor of International Law, University of Florence

This new book by Professor Cassese provides a clear and concise account of the principles governing international crimes and an outline of international criminal trials. Adopting a combination of the classic common law and more theoretical approaches to the subject, it expounds the fundamentals of both substantive and procedural international criminal law, providing a theoretical framework to all the rules, principles, concepts, and legal constructs key to the subject. It also offers extensive treatment of the most significant traditional and novel cases in English, as well as unique English translations of a selection of relevant judgments in Dutch, French, German, Italian, and Spanish, demonstrating the historical and human dimensions of such cases, and providing effective illustration of the practical problems encountered by criminal courts.

Price: £31.99 (Paperback)

Further details: 528 pages, 246mm x 171mm

Publication date: 27 February 2003

International Encyclopedia of Intellectual Property Treaties

Edited by Alfredo Ilardi, Former Head of the Collection of Laws Section, WIPO, and Michael Blakeney, Director, Queen Mary Centre for Commercial Law Studies, University of London

This major reference volume features a comprehensive collection of the key intellectual property treaties concluded at international and regional level, including all such treaties of relevance to the US and Europe. These are supplemented by editorial commentaries explaining the significance of each instrument, its drafting history, principle provisions, and listings of the relevant member states and when they joined.

Price: £145.00 (Hardback)

Further details: Rilegato, 376 pp., 234mm x 156mm, 4 mappe.

Publication date: March 2004

The Law of Freedom of Information

John Macdonald QC, Barrister, New Square Chambers, Lincoln's Inn, and Clive H. Jones, Barrister, New Square Chambers, Lincoln's Inn

The Law of Freedom of Information is set to become the authoritative practitioner work on this subject. Written by a team of barristers from New Square Chambers it provides comprehensive analysis of the Act, with detailed coverage of the related subjects of confidentiality, privacy, data protection, official secrets, the internet and whistle blowing. The book contains practical examples of how the Act works, drawn from cases and practice in other jurisdictions where freedom of information has long been a reality, eg United States, Ireland, Canada and Australia. John Macdonald QC, Clive H Jones and the author team have extensive practical knowledge of how government and the public sector work and how they interconnect with the media and business worlds. The book has a refreshingly practical approach and includes a guide to best practice which will be essential reading for all public authority lawyers.


Price: £145.00 (Hardback)

Further details : Hardbound, 202 pp., 216mm x 138mm

Publication date: 20 March 2003

Blackstone's Civil Practice 2004

Charles Plant, Solicitor, Partner, Herbert Smith, William Rose, Circuit Judge, Stuart Sime, Barrister, Senior Lecturer, Inns of Court School of Law, and Derek French, Legal writer and editor

Blackstone's Civil Practice 2004 provides authoritative coverage and expert analysis of the process of civil litigation in the county courts and in the High Court. Written by a team of distinguished authors, it combines a unique narrative commentary with the full text of Civil Procedure Rules, Practice Directions, Pre-Action Protocols and Practice Guides. All copies of Blackstone's Civil Practice 2004 come complete with a CD-ROM, which is issued simultaneously with the bound book. The free CD-ROM includes links to references to the Civil Procedure Rules and Practice Directions. The CD-ROM also includes all relevant forms.


Price: £135.00(Hardback (e CD-ROM))

Further details: 3050 pages, 240mm x 150mm

Publication date: March 2004

Data Protection - A Practical Guide to UK and EU Law Second Edition

Peter Carey, Consultant Solicitor to Charles Russell, London

Now in its second edition, this invaluable handbook offers practical solutions to issues arising in relation to data protection law. Fully updated and expanded to include the new EC Directive on Privacy and Electronic Communication (in force on 31 October 2003), this book provides guidance to all professionals who deal with data protection issues, with chapters focusing in particular on the Internet, telecommunications, CCTV, the obligations of employers, and marketing and sales. Useful appendix material is also provided, including the full text of the Data Protection Act 1998, Directive 95/46/EC, Directive 2002/58/EC, and all implementing regulations.

Price: £49.95 (Paperback)

Further details: 576 pages, 222mm x 152mm

Publication date: 26 February 2004

Edited by Vernon Bogdanor, Professor of Government, Brasenose College, University of Oxford; Fellow of the British Academy

This is the first scholarly survey of the British constitution in the twentieth century. Indeed, it fills a very real gap in the history of Britain during the last hundred years. The book is a product of interdisciplinary collaboration by a distinguished group of constitutional lawyers, historians and political scientists, and draws where possible on primary sources. Its evaluation of the recent constitutional reforms will be of particular interest. This major interpretation of the constitution will remain authoritative for many years

Price: £55.00 (Hardback)

Further details: OUP/British Academy 812 pages, 234mm x 156mm

Publication date: 19 June 2003

External Relations of the European Union - Legal and Constitutional Foundations

Piet Eeckhout, Professor of European Law and Director of the Centre of European Law, King's College London, and Visiting Professor at the College of Europe, Bruges

The European Union's role in international policies and international relations is expanding rapidly. This volume examines the legal and constitutional foundations of the Union's external relations, at a time when the Union as a whole is the subject of a process of constitutionalization.


Price: £75.00 (Hardback)

Further details: 500 pages, 234mm x 156mm

Publication date: March 2004

The Yearbook of European Law 2003, Volume 22

Edited by Piet Eeckhout, Herbert Smith Professor of Law at the Centre for European Law, King's College London, and Takis Tridimas, Professor of Law, University of Southampton

This is the twenty-second volume in an extremely successful series. The Yearbook contains highly respected annual surveys, together with articles written by leading academics in the field, and through its commitment to consistently high standards, it is well established as an essential tool for all practitioners and scholars of EC law.

Price: £125.00 (Hardback)

Further details: 800 pages, 234mm x 156mm

Publication date: March 2004

Intellectual Property Rights in EU Law Volume I - Free Movement and Competition Law

David T. Keeling, Member of the Boards of Appeal of the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs)

This volume describes the relationship between intellectual property rights and the law of the European Union. It examines the conflict between intellectual property rights and the free movement of goods and services under European law and analyses the various solutions to that conflict that have been adopted by the European Court of Justice. Finally, the volume examines the influence of EC competition law on the exercise of intellectual property rights.

Price: £75.00 (Hardback)

Further details: 455 pages, 234mm x 156mm

Publication date: 29 January 2004

EU Electronic Communications Law - Competition and Regulation in the European Telecommunications Market

Paul L Nihoul, Jean Monnet Professor of Law, European Information Society, University of Louvain, and Peter B Rodford, Head of Unit, DG Information Society, European Commission

This book analyses the rules applicable to electronic communications networks and services within the European Union. Electronic communications encompass all forms of electronic transmission of information, including telecommunications, broadcasting, and the Internet. The focus is on the rules concerning market organisation, specifically regulation and competition law.

Price: £125.00 (Hardback)

Further details: c.900 pages, 246mm x 171mm

Publication date: March 2004

Trade Mark Law - A Practical Anatomy

Jeremy Phillips, Professorial Fellow at the Queen Mary Intellectual Property Research Institute; Consultant to Slaughter & May solicitors

This practical, thorough, and detailed account of the key issues facing trade mark use is written by one of the leading authorities on the subject. Drawing on British, European, and US law, plus other sources, the author considers both the problems that trade mark law causes in business and commerce and how to solve them. Written in a fluent and approachable style, the work contains useful flow charts, examples, and vignettes to capture the essence of trade mark law as it operates in practice.

Price: £75.00 (Paperback)-£125.00 (Hardback)
Further details: 832 pages, numerous halftones, 246mm x 171mm

Publication date: 11 December 2003