I have been honoured to receive feedback from IP lawyers in various countries concerning this book.
I set out their comments below and wish to make it clear that they have been set out in order of receipt rather than in order of their worthiness, knowledge of the subject or sense of humour.
Robert Bond of course, may dispute this.
Paul Brennan
"A must for anyone who wants Intellectual Property explained in plain and amusing language. When I introduce myself as an IP lawyer at parties I am as welcome as an undertaker or a rat catcher! I bet Paul gets treated like a celebrity"
Robert Bond, IP/IT Lawyer
Speechly Bircham LLP, London
"Spot on and very funny"
Maurice Gonsalves, IP Lawyer Mallesons Stephen Jaques,
Sydney
maurice.gonsalves@mallesons.com
“A humorous and enlightening overview of IP law for the uninitiated".
Partner and Asia Pacific Region Practice Group Leader, IP Group,
Baker & McKenzie
Robert.Arnold@bakermckenzie.com
"Witty approach to IP Law, making an otherwise bland legal discussion more palatable to those of us wanting to a) review the fundamentals taught in the courses we slept through in law school or b) understand the basics so they can avoid dealing with the people who slept through the fundamental courses in law school".
Jeff Siebach
Asia General Counsel
Intel Corporation, Japan
“An essential reference for the IP beginner”
Xavier Kelly, Xavier Kelly & Co, Brisbane
ip@xavierklaw.com.au"Sound and cost effective advice based on years of real life experience, delivered with great humour."
Vanessa Marsland, partner Clifford Chance LLP, London.
Vanessa.Marsland@CliffordChance.com
"It is a humorous and very educative treatise on a perceived complicated subject - made easy to understand in simple language by budding lawyers and lay persons".
Dato V. L. Kandan
IP Lawyer, Shern Delamore & Co
KL, Malaysia
"Those who say that IP law is impenetrable are proven wrong by Paul Brennan. As are the ones that claim that law books can't be fun."
Prof. Tobias Cohen Jehoram, de Brauw Blackstone Westbroek and author of 'European Trademark Law: Community Trademark Law and Harmonized National Trademark law', Amsterdam
Tobias.CohenJehoram@debrauw.com
"This book offers a fun and vivid way to get to touch the intangible, giving non-specialists the rare opportunity to grasp what lawyers mean under "intellectual property""
Christiane Féral-Schuhl
Avocat à la Cour
FERAL-SCHUHL / SAINTE-MARIE
Paris
cferal-schuhl@feral-avocats.com
"Down to earth and explains difficult concepts in an easily understandable and entertaining way. Many IP problems would be avoided if people first read this book."
Malcolm McBratney, Partner, Intellectual Property, McCullough Roberstson Lawyers, Brisbanemmcbratney@mccullough.com.au
"Paul has succeeded in producing a very amusing and informative introduction to IP law. It should really be required reading in schools - it beats the periodic table any day!"
Marcus O'Leary
Partner Media, Brands and Technology, Lewis Silkin, London
Marcus.Oleary@lewissilkin.com
“I enjoyed the combination of law, anecdote and humour. And how do you write an easy section about patents, other than by ensuring it is the shortest section!”.
Earl Gray, Partner
Simpson Grierson
earl.gray@simpsongrierson.com
Disclaimer:
The content of this site and the Law & Disorder eZine is to give you legal basics and in some instances included unashamedly to try and make you laugh. In law it is sometimes difficult to work out what is serious and what is just for fun. Therefore, if you plan to do anything legal, rely on your own lawyer’s advice or instruct me to look at the particular facts of your case. Not only will I deny responsibility for the legal content but also for some of the jokes.
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