The world of copyright, patents and trade mark law has been transformed by the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, the Trade Marks Act 1994 and the explosion of electronic media. This lively and accessible guide to a complex field brings together an academic familiar with problems that students face and a leading practitioner who advises in this area everyday. They combine a practical view point for those in business and in private practice who require an overview of this area of the law with the intellectual stimulus to students to explore the subject further.