Concepts of Property in Intellectual Property Law

Intellectual property law faces the challenge of balancing the interests of right holders and users in the face of technological change and inequalities in information access. Concepts of Property in Intellectual Property Law offers a collection of essays which reflect on the interaction between intellectual property and broader, more traditional, notions of property. It explores the way in which differing interpretations of the concept of property can affect the scope of protection in the law of copyright, patent, trade marks and confidential information. With contributions from leading and emerging scholars from a variety of jurisdictions, the book demonstrates how concepts of property can assist in shaping a conceptually coherent and balanced response to the challenges faced by intellectual property law.

Dr Helena Howe is a lecturer in law at the University of Sussex. Her research interests lie in the relationship between property, intellectual property and environmental law and, in particular, conceptions of obligation and responsibility in these areas. She is the author of 'Copyright Limitations and the Stewardship Model of Property' (Intellectual Property Quarterly, 2011) and 'Lockean Natural Rights and the Stewardship Model of Property' (Property Law Review, 2013).

Jonathan Griffiths is a senior lecturer in the School of Law at Queen Mary, University of London. He researches and writes on intellectual property law (particularly copyright law) and information law. He has published, in particular, on exceptions and limitations in copyright law and on the relationship between intellectual property and human rights. He is a member of the advisory board of the Nottingham Law Journal and is on the editorial board of The Journal of Media Law. He is an international contributing editor of the Media and Arts Law Review.