ESIL Interest Group History of International Law: BOOK: Sean MORRIS (ed.), Intellectual Property and the Law of Nations, 1860-1920 (Brill, Studies in the History of International Law, 2022)

Thursday, 19 May 2022

BOOK: Sean MORRIS (ed.), Intellectual Property and the Law of Nations, 1860-1920 (Brill, Studies in the History of International Law, 2022)

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Description:

What was the state of the law and how states managed to fulfil their international legal obligations under the law of nations with respect to intellectual property protection? 13 contributors show how the transition of intellectual property from private rights holders and their non-state patrons evolves into state lawmaking. The book presents these transitions through international legal perspectives and the history of intellectual property rights in late modern societies in Europe, the United States, Asia and Colonial States in Africa.

Table of Contents:

Introduction Framing the Law of Nations in Intellectual Property in the Nineteenth Century

Author: P. Sean Morris

Pages: 1–12

Part 1 Industrial Innovation in History and Conflicts

Chapter 1 The Key Historical Influences Leading to the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property of 1883

Author: Louise J. Duncan

Pages: 15–54

Chapter 2 Challenging the Normative Impact of Technological Innovation

From the Norm Development Process of the Paris Convention to Global Patent Justice

Author: Johannes Thumfart

Pages: 55–98