Examines some of the most pressing practical and theoretical concerns which intellectual property lawyers face.

Part I. General Intellectual Property: 1. International intellectual property jurisprudence after trips M. Blakeney; 2. Harmony and unity of European intellectual property protection H. Ullrich; 3. A few thoughts on the English legal system from the viewpoint of a late lamented and sympathetic German (who also made music with Bill Cornish) D. Stauder with D. Llewelyn; 4. Intellectual property in a peripheral jurisdiction: a matter of policy? H. MacQueen; Part II. Patents and Plant Protection: 5. Creating the community patent and its court Mr Justice Jacob (High Court); 6. Patents - what's invention got to do with it? Justice Laddie (High Court); 7. Common and civil law approaches to patent claim interpretation: 'fence posts' and 'sign posts' D. Chisum; 8. Indirect patent infringement in Israel - judge-made law Judge A. Benyamini; 9. Genomics and the food industry: outlook from an intellectual property perspective J. Straus; 10. From 'outmoded impediment' to global player: the evolution of plant variety rights M. Llewellyn; Part III. Trade Marks and Unfair Competition: 11. Dilution of a trade mark: European and United States law compared T. McCarthy; 12. Unfair competition: is it time for European harmonization? G. Dworkin; 13. Passing off and slavish imitation under Polish law Stanislaw Soltysinski; 14. Confidentiality, patents and restraint of trade J. Lahore and A. Dufty; Part IV. Copyright, Moral and Neighbouring Rights: 15. The Berne Convention: the continued relevance of an ancient text S. Ricketson; 16. The (new) right of 'making available' to the public J. Ginsburg; 17. Private copying licence and levy schemes: resolving the paradox of civilian and common law approaches A. Christie; 18. Paternalism and autonomy in copyright contracts P. Goldstein; 19. Criminality and copyright C. B. Tapper; 20. Towards new forms of neighbouring rights within the European Union P. Kamina; List of Prof. Cornish's publications.