PART VIII INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW; 8.1 Conventions; 8.2 Regulations; 8.3 DirectivesThis reader bundles the most important materials – even those published by soft-law organisations and not always easy to access by the public – in the eclectic field of commercial law. Volume III.An accident happened in the North Sea and I need a complete overview of the rules regarding oil pollution at sea. I need to draft a legal advice for a financial institution on paperless trade finance. I wish to have the legal rules applicable to copyrights and trademarks at hand during my client’s meeting. As a student, I wish to have one compendium in which the most important materials and legal provisions on (International) Commercial Law are gathered. For these and many more examples, one can rely on the Materials on Commercial Law. Indeed, this reader bundles in four volumes the most important materials – even those published by soft-law organisations and not always easy to access by the public – in the eclectic field of commercial law. The reader is user-friendly via its index at the beginning of each Volume. The legislative texts are categorized per legal domain. In short, the reader is indispensable for every student, practitioner, magistrate and in-house counsel active in International Business & Trade. The editorial board wishes to acknowledge its utmost gratitude to all organisations and the publisher for making this possible.