Author Meets Readers: Research Handbook on Empirical Studies in IP Law

The Network for Empirical Legal Studies in Intellectual Property (NELSIP) is delighted to announce its inaugural event featuring Professor Estelle Derclaye's recently published edited collection, Research Handbook on Empirical Studies in Intellectual Property Law (Edward Elgar, 2023).

The handbook explores empirical legal studies of intellectual property law and covers the four main IP rights, patent, trademark, design and copyright, as well as trade secrets. The chapters in the collection provide cutting-edge empirical data and projections on legislation and case law, using quantitative and qualitative methods, including surveys, interviews, descriptive and inferential statistics.

This inaugural event will be online and have an "Author Meets Readers" format, featuring Professor Derclaye, as well as authors of three chapters from the collection covering trademarks (Professor Ilanah Fhima, An empirical study of the basis of refusal of EU trade marks for 3D marks), patents (Professor Esther van Zimmeren, Legal empirical studies of patenting and patent licensing practices), and designs (Professor Mark P. McKenna and Professor Jessica Silbey, A qualitative method for investigating design).

Professor William Gallagher will serve as discussant and there will be time for audience questions and interaction.

It is anticipated that the event will result in a review of the collection in ‘The IP Law Book Review’, an international online review of scholarly books.

NELSIP is a new network bringing together academics undertaking or interested in undertaking empirical research with a bearing on Intellectual Property law. You can find out more about the network, and how to join, here.

Author participants: Professor Estelle Derclaye (University of Nottingham), Professor Ilanah Fhima (University College London), Professor Esther van Zimmeren (University of Antwerp), Professor Mark P. McKenna (University of California, Los Angeles), and Professor Jessica Silbey (Boston University).

Discussant: Professor William Gallagher (Golden Gate University)

Chair: Dr Smita Kheria (University of Edinburgh)

The event is free, and open to all (network members and non-members). It will take place online, but registration is required.

You will be sent the Zoom link and pass code two days before the event to the email address used for registration. Please check your junk mail for the Zoom link. In case you do not receive a link then please email nelsip@proton.me.