Intellectual Property and the Design of Nature

Intellectual property law has been interacting with nature for over two centuries. Despite this long history, this relationship has largely been ignored. Intellectual Property and the Design of Nature fills this gap by bringing together scholars from different disciplines to examine the important role that nature plays in intellectual property law. Based on the idea that many contemporary issues require a better understanding of these historical interactions, the book reflects on the ways intellectual property law has engaged with and understood nature in the past. The varied contributions show how the relationship between nature and intellectual property law is often more complex, permeable, and porous than is commonly recognized. Intellectual Property and the Design of Nature demonstrates the complex and changing role that nature has played in the history of intellectual property law. Each of the chapters casts a new light on these connections. A compelling read for everyone interested in exploring new perspectives in the field of intellectual property.

Product details

• Authors: Jose Bellido, Jose (Reader in Law Bellido
• Assisted by: Jose Bellido (Editor), Bellido Jose (Editor), Brad Sherman (Editor), Sherman Brad (Editor)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 21.09.2023
• EAN: 9780192864406
• ISBN: 978-0-19-286440-6
• No. of pages: 400
• Dimensions: 168 mm x 243 mm x 27 mm
• Subjects: Education and learning > Teaching preparation > Vocational needs; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, LAW / Intellectual Property / General, LAW / Natural Resources, intellectual property law, Law & society, Law and society, sociology of law, Energy & natural resources law, Energy and natural resources law