Call for Papers: Towards a Positive Agenda in International Intellectual Property Law

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011 BY SEAN FLYNN LEAVE A COMMENT

American University Washington College of Law’s Program on Information Justice and Intellectual Property is seeking contributions to its online working paper series and for a Focus Issue of the American University International Law Review on the topic of positive agendas in international intellectual property law.

The topic for this paper series flows from the growing recognition of the public interest dimension of intellectual property as a paramount concern in international law making. Though there seems to be a fairly broad agreement on the need for a more balanced intellectual property system which effectively promotes innovation and creativity, there has been insufficient attention to mapping specific policy proposals and justifications that may animate this agenda. This paper series flows from the Global Congress on Intellectual Property and the Public Interest, which brought together scholars, policymakers, and policy advocates to discuss and to deliberate about the opportunities for constructing a positive policy and research agenda. Following the Congress, participants continued to collaborate online to produce the Washington Declaration.

We are particularly interested in policy and academic work that expounds on themes articulated in the Declaration. Works on other topics relevant to the theme are also welcomed, including critiques of current policy proposals as well as the construction of new ones.

Paper submissions will be accepted on a rolling basis through December 1, 2011, through this online form:http://infojustice.org/2011-global-congress-public-paper-submission

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