Research Handbook on Empirical Studies in Intellectual Property Law

Edited by Estelle Derclaye, Professor of Intellectual Property Law, School of Law, University of Nottingham, UK

‘The Research Handbook on Empirical Studies in Intellectual Property Law makes a welcome and timely contribution to the field given increasing interest in using empirical methods to study IP law and its effect on innovation, competition, and access to knowledge. The Handbook shows how empirical methods contribute to knowledge and can complement and refine theoretical or normative arguments about IP. The Research Handbook is a valuable resource for scholars, policymakers, and practitioners in the field.'

• Contents:Introduction xiPART I PATENTS AND PLANT VARIETY RIGHTS1 Studying patent infringement litigation 2Jason Rantanen2 Legal empirical studies of patenting and patent licensing practices 27Esther van Zimmeren3 The Australian ‘Valley of Death’? Australian research and patentingpractices in bioprinting and genome editing 47Jane Nielsen, Dianne Nicol and Cameron Stewart4 Plant variety protection and farmers’ rights in India and Indonesia 74Christoph Antons and Amrithnath Sreedevi BabuPART II PATENTS AND TRADE SECRETS5 From patents to trade secrets 101Michael Risch6 Evidence-based IP research 120Mateo Aboy, Louise C. Druedahl and Timo Minssen7 Solving trade secret disputes in Chinese courts: some empirical evidence 137Runhua WangPART III COPYRIGHT8 A survey of empirical analysis of U.S. copyright law 165Ben Depoorter9 An empirical defence of expanded fair dealing in UK copyright law 176Emily Hudson10 Empirical methods for researching copyright in Australia 195Kylie Pappalardo11 Public views on disgorgement of profits in copyright law 217Branislav HazuchaPART IV TRADEMARKS12 The story of USPTO trademark data 240Deborah R. Gerhardt and Jon J. Lee13 An empirical study of the basis of refusal of EU trade marks for 3D marks 269Ilanah Fhima14 Trade marks law of Thailand and certain empirical incongruities 290Piani Nanakorn15 Empirical experiences in IP – conducting qualitative empirical researchin law and regulation 312William van CaenegemPART V DESIGNS16 A qualitative method for investigating design 332Mark P. McKenna and Jessica Silbey17 Re-engaging with concerns over latent design invalidity: examinationand invalidation of registered Community designs at the EUIPO 347Jane Cornwell18 Empirical analysis of design litigation in Australia 367Vicki Huang19 Determination of ‘existing design’ in Chinese patent infringement disputes 386Xianwei ZhangIndex 404