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Intellectual Property: Law in Context

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posted on 2025-04-10, 21:21 authored by CB Graber, Jessica LaiJessica Lai
Intellectual property (IP) law is often viewed as static, when it is actually chameleonlike, constantly changing to reflect technological and social developments. This article discusses how IP as we know it today - in the classical fields of copyright, patent and trademarks, and in their interaction and beyond 'has developed alongside changes in technology, globalization, and society, taking into account their interrelated nature and how they spur propertization and affect the balancing of interests (both economic and noneconomic). It specifically looks at challenges relating to software and the Internet, biotechnology, and overlaps in IP, before taking a brief look at what the future may bring.

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Graber, C. B. & Lai, J. C. (2015). Intellectual Property: Law in Context. International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences (pp. 266-272). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-08-097086-8.86038-9

Book title

International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences

Publisher

Elsevier

Pagination

266-272

Edition

2

ISBN

9780080970868

Notes

e-isbn 9780080970875

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