The Cambridge handbook of intellectual property and upcycling / edited by Péter Mezei, Heidi Härkönen

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Mezei, Péter, editor.

Härkönen, Heidi, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Intellectual property.

Recycling (Waste, etc.)--Law and legislation.

Recycling (Waste, etc.).

Upcycling (Waste, etc.)--Law and legislation.

Upcycling (Waste, etc.).

Competition, Unfair.

intellectual property.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Other Title:

Handbook of intellectual property and upcycling

Intellectual property and upcycling

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2026

Summary:

"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 (IP) 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. It provides a systematic collection of chapters on the potential relevance of upcycling in all major areas of IP law. It also takes a geographical approach, including six chapters that primarily cover the policy considerations of upcycling on all inhabited continents. Furthermore, it addresses fields of science with either indirect or loose connections to IP and upcycling, such as economic, psychological, and social justice issues. The book supports upcycling at doctrinal, practical, and policy levels, and suggests measures to align the IP system with the objectives of the circular economy"-- Cambridge Core

Contents:

Foreword : The importance of upcycling in creative work / Eeva Aro

Foreword : “There is no time to waste” / Jens Schovsbo

A primer to intellectual property law and upcycling / Péter Mezei and Heidi Härkönen

Is there a fundamental right to upcycling? An analytical approach / Daniël Jongsma

Upcycling, sustainable creativity, and sustainable lifespan : A model for assessing copyright infringements / Taina Pihlajarinne

Upcycling as a design strategy in light of European design protection / Dana Beldiman, Stina Teilmann-Lock, and Anna Tischner

Trademark law and upcycling : Tailoring “old-fashioned” principles / Bernardo Calabrese

Upcycling and patents : Finding the contours for social innovation and sustainability / Neethu Rajam and Daniel Acquah

Marketing of upcycled products from a perspective of European and German unfair competition law / John T. Cross

Traditional knowledge and upcycling / Pablo Fernández Carballo-Calero

Craft geographical indications and the challenge of upcycling products / Pilar Montero García-Noblejas

The African policy approach to upcycling / Daniel Acquah, Neethu Rajam, and Ama Opoku Acquah

Determining the case of fashion upcycling in Asia : Infringement or exception to intellectual property / Gunjan Arora and Tianxiang He

Fashion upcycling : The problem of overlapping intellectual property rights and how to solve it / Martin Senftleben

Upcycling and renewal / Shubha Ghosh

Upcycling down under : Innovation, renovation, and intellectual property rights in the Pacific region / Jennifer Campion

Can the current IP system foster upcycling in Latin America? / Juan Ignacio Correa and Nicolás Martín Hermida

Just my reimagination, just your intellectual property / Sabine Jacques

A conceptual map of the right to repair : Where upcycling fits in / Anthony D. Rosborough

Interpreting the destruction of goods as a corrective measure for patent infringement to foster sustainability / Mikko Kaunisvaara, Rosa Maria Ballardini, and Emmanuel Salami

Laying competition to waste : The economics of resale, recycling, and upcycling / Joost Poort

Behavioural science of upcycling / Jarno Tuominen

Empirical perspective : Upcycling with branded material through the eyes of consumers / Katarzyna Stasiuk, Anna Tischner, Stina Teilmann-Lock, and Dana Beldiman

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index

Online resource; title from PDF title page (Cambridge Core, viewed May 19, 2026)

Other Format:

Print version: Cambridge handbook of intellectual property and upcycling

ISBN:

9781009685078

1009685074

9781009685122

1009685120

OCLC:

1585501766

Publisher Number:

CIPO000365843

CIPO000371145

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license