Book launch: The Cambridge Handbook of Intellectual Property and Upcycling

This event will celebrate the launch of The Cambridge Handbook of Intellectual Property and Upcycling, bringing together the editors and contributing authors of the Handbook for a timely discussion on the contents of the book. Upcycling is an emerging green business model that involves transforming broken, old, useless or worn-out products into new items. Despite its importance to the circular economy, upcycling involves certain risks relating to intellectual property law. This research handbook analyses the meaning and promise of upcycling in a circular economy, as well as the fundamental conceptual elements of this phenomenon.

The panel will begin with an introduction to the book by the editors Péter Mezei and Heidi Härkönen. Following this, there will be discussions from each of the chapter authors on their contributions to the book: 

• Stina Teilmann-Lock, Dana Beldiman, and Anna Tischner will introduce the empirical chapter on design and upcycling
• Joost Poort offers his economic perspectives on the topic
• Daniël Jongsma will consider whether there is a fundamental right to upcycling
• Bernardo Calabrese contributes a trademark law point of view on tailoring 'Old Fashioned' principles 

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