Dean & Dyer's Digest of Intellectual Property Law Introduction to Intellectual Property Law

Authored as a collaboration between Spoor & Fisher and the Anton Mostert Chair of Intellectual Property at Stellenbosch University, Dean and Dyer's Digest of Intellectual Property Law presents a substantial, engaging and applied first course in intellectual property law. The text provides a thorough and accessible introduction to the broad spectrum of intellectual property law in South Africa, including intellectual property in the digital environment. The text brings the value of practical expertise together with an enquiring, analytical and critical approach, resulting in a dynamic and indispensable reference. The text offers a clear pedagogical structure, which supports learning and develops independent, critical and reflective engagement with the subject matter. Ancillary materials are available to support teaching and learning. Dean and Dyer's Digest of Intellectual Property Law is suited as core course material for students who are studying intellectual property law as a module of the LLB degree, or at postgraduate level. It is also a useful resource for legal practitioners who may wish to clarify new or foundational principles of the field.

1 - Introduction to Intellectual Property Law
2 - Copyright
3 - Trade Marks
4 - Unlawful Competition
5 - Counterfeit Goods
6 - Patents
7 - Plant Breeders' Rights
8 - Designs
9 - Traditional Knowledge
10 - Intellectual Property in the Digital Environment
11 - Commercialisation of Intellectual Property
12 - Intellectual Property and the Constitution

Prof Owen Dean holds the degrees B.A (Law), LL.B and LL.D obtained from the University of Stellenbosch in, respectively, 1964, 1966 and 1989. Admitted to practice as an attorney in South Africa in 1974, he is also admitted as an attorney in Namibia and Botswana. Prof Dean is a previous Senior Partner, presently a consultant, of Spoor and Fisher, leading Intellectual Property Attorneys in South Africa. He served on the Government's Advisory Committee on Intellectual Property Law for twenty years and as Chairman of the Copyright Sub-Committee of that Committee and has served as a member of the international editorial boards of the peer-reviewed journals Copyright World and Entertainment Law Review. He is a past president of the South African Institute of Intellectual Property Law and plays an active role as lawmaker in South Africa.