This is the first book in this field to provide in a convenient and easily accessible form, the statutory texts of telecommunications law. The recent liberalisation of the industry has led to extensive and complicated new legislation in the UK and the European Union which is set out and annotated in the Handbook. A range of UK operator licences and BTs interconnection agreement are provided, together with background materials relating to the liberalisation process.
Recognising the global nature of telecommunications, the Handbook also covers relevant US laws and international treaties.

Building on the success of the last edition, Technology Transfer: Law, Practice and Precedents analyses a broad range of ‘technology transfer’ subjects. The work deals with the many new developments that have been introduced since the last edition in 1996, including:-

• the new categories of intellectual property;
• the harmonisation of copyright law throughout the European Community;
• the Competition Act 1998;
• the European Commission’s views on research & development agreements;
• UK tax law and new laws in the regulatory field.In addition, the work provides more information on ‘commercial practice’ topics including a discussion of the terms that are typically encountered in technology transfer agreements, and information on sources of funding for R&D.

Contents:

“”Part A: Commercial practice.1.Introduction.2. Types of technology transfer agreement: commercial and practice issues.3. Valuation of technology. Part B: Laws.4. Overview: legal issues affecting technology transfer agreements.5. EC competition laws.6. UK competition laws.7. Selected regulatory issues.8. Personal property law.9. Intellectual property: overview.10. Patents and similar rights.11. Copyright, database rights and designs.12. Confidential information.13. Contract laws.14. Tax laws. Part C: Precedents. Part D: Selected legislation.””