Professor Lionel Bently

Email

lb329@cam.ac.uk

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Fax: 01223 330055

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Emmanuel College

Professor of Intellectual Property Law (Herchel Smith)

B.A. Law 1986 (University of Cambridge)

Research centres and interest groups

Centre for Intellectual Property and Information Law (CIPIL)

CV / Biography

Born July 2, 1964. Formerly Lecturer in Law, University of Keele; Professor of Law, King's College, London. Yong Shook Lin Visiting Professor, National University of Singapore (2007); Visiting Professor of European Law, Columbia University (2008); Visiting Distinguished Professor, University of Toronto (2014); Visiting Profesor, University Technology, Sydney (2019).

Associate Tenant, 11 South Square, Grays Inn (www.11southsquare.com)

Editor-in-Chief, Cambridge Law Journal

Series Editor, Cambridge Intellectual Property and Information Law. Editorial Board, European Intellectual Property Review; Media and Arts Law Review; and Script-ed (on-line publication, University of Edinburgh).

General Editor, International Copyright Law and Practice (New York: Lexis-Nexis, annually updated) (from 2020 with Burton Ong)

Member, European Copyright Society (Chair, 2015-16) (www.europeancopyrightsociety.org)

Founding Director, International Society for the History and Theory of Intellectual Property (www.ishtip.org)

Co-director, Primary Sources on Copyright (www.copyrighthistory.org)

Advisory Board, Institute of Brands and Innovation Law, UCL; Osgoode Hall IP Programme. Honorary Legal Advisor, Royal Historical Society.

Selected publications

Books

Research Handbook on the History of Trademark Law (ed), 2024)

Co-editor(s):

Robert G. Bone

Publisher:

Edward Elgar Publishing

Link:

https://www.e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/research-handbook-on-the-history-of-trademark-law-9781788973090.html

ISBN 13:

978 1 78897 309 0

Intellectual Property Law (with Brad Sherman, Dev Gangjee, and Phillip Johnson), 2022) 6th Edition

Co-Author/s:

Brad Sherman, Dev Gangjee, and Phillip Johnson

Publisher:

Oxford University Press

Link:

https://global.oup.com/ukhe/product/intellectual-property-law-9780198869917?cc=gb&lang=en&

ISBN 13:

9780198869917

Global Mandatory Fair Use: The Nature and Scope of the Right to Quote Copyright Works (with Tanya Aplin), 2020)

Co-Author/s:

Tanya Aplin

Publisher:

Cambridge University Press

Link:

https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/global-mandatory-fair-use/779FEFCB6142E8F4D7D47828E97BE5CA#fndtn-information

ISBN 13:

9781108884099

Intellectual Property Law (with Brad Sherman, Dev Gangjee, and Phillip Johnson), 2018) 5th Edition

Co-Author/s:

Brad Sherman, Dev Gangjee, and Phillip Johnson

Publisher:

Oxford University Press

Link:

https://global.oup.com/ukhe/product/intellectual-property-law-9780198769958

ISBN 13:

9780198769958

Intellectual Property Law (with Brad Sherman), 2014) 4th Edition

Co-Author/s:

Brad Sherman

Publisher:

Oxford University Press

Link:

http://ukcatalogue.oup.com/product/9780199645558.do

ISBN 13:

978-0-19-964555-8

Gurry on Breach of Confidence: The Protection of Confidential Information (with Tanya Aplin, Phillip Johnson, and Simon Malynicz), 2012) 2nd Edition

Co-Author/s:

Tanya Aplin, Phillip Johnson, and Simon Malynicz

Publisher:

Oxford University Press

Link:

http://ukcatalogue.oup.com/product/9780199297665.do

ISBN 13:

978-0-19-929766-5

The Common Law of Intellectual Property (with Catherine Ng and Giuseppina D'Agostino) (eds), 2010)

Co-Author/s:

Catherine Ng and Giuseppina D'Agostino

Publisher:

Hart Publishing

Link:

http://www.hartpub.co.uk/books/details.asp?isbn=9781841139708

ISBN:

184113970X

ISBN 13:

9781841139708

Intellectual Property Law (with Brad Sherman), 2008) 3rd Edition

Co-Author/s:

Brad Sherman

Publisher:

Oxford University Press

Link:

http://ukcatalogue.oup.com/product/9780199292042.do#

ISBN 13:

978-0-19-929204-2

Trade Marks and Brands: An Interdisciplinary Critique (with Jennifer Davis and Jane C. Ginsburg) (eds), 2008)

Co-Author/s:

Jennifer Davis and Jane C. Ginsburg

Publisher:

Cambridge University Press

Link:

http://www.cambridge.org/catalogue/catalogue.asp?isbn=9780521889650

ISBN 13:

9780521889650

Intellectual Property in the New Millennium: Essays in Honour of Professor W.R. Cornish (with David Vaver) (eds), 2004)

Co-Author/s:

David Vaver

Publisher:

Cambridge University Press

Link:

http://www.cup.cam.ac.uk/catalogue/catalogue.asp?isbn=9780521846431

ISBN 13:

9780521846431

Between a Rock and a Hard Place: The Problems Facing Freelance Creators in the UK Media Market Place (with Carmel Bedford), 2002)

Co-Author/s:

Carmel Bedford

Publisher:

Institute for Employment Rights

Link:

http://www.ier.org.uk/node/56

ISBN:

187327193X

The Making of Modern Intellectual Property Law (with Brad Sherman (translated into Arabic (2003) (trans. ) and Chinese (2007) (trans. Haijun Jin)), 1999)

Co-Author/s:

Brad Sherman (translated into Arabic (2003) (trans. ) and Chinese (2007) (trans. Haijun Jin)

Publisher:

Cambridge University Press

Link:

http://www.cup.cam.ac.uk/catalogue/catalogue.asp?isbn=9780521057134

ISBN 13:

9780521057134

Articles

'Great Britain and the Signing of the Berne Convention in 1886' [2001] J.Copyright Soc'y U.S.A. 48 311

Co-Author/s:

Brad Sherman

Citation:

[2001] J.Copyright Soc'y U.S.A. 48 311

'The Requirement of Trade Mark Use' [2002] AIPJ 13 181

Co-Author/s:

Robert Burrell

Citation:

[2002] AIPJ 13 181

'Copyright And The Victorian Internet: Telegraphic Property Laws In Colonial Australia' [2004] Loy.L.A.L.Rev. 38 71

Citation:

[2004] Loy.L.A.L.Rev. 38 71

'The Impact of European Geographical Indications on National Rights in Member States' [2006] Trademark Reporter 96 850

Co-Author/s:

Brad Sherman

Citation:

[2006] Trademark Reporter 96 850

'Copyright, Translations, and Relations Between Britain and India in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries' [2007] Chicago-Kent Law Review 82 1181

Citation:

[2007] Chicago-Kent Law Review 82 1181

'Authorship of Popular Music in UK Copyright Law' [2008] Information, Communication and Society (special issue)

Citation:

[2008] Information, Communication and Society (special issue)

Book Chapters

"The UK’s Long-Forgotten Utility Model: The Rise and Fall of the Utility Designs Act 1843" (with Brad Sherman), Sub-Patent Innovation Rights: Utility Models, Petty Patents and Innovation Patents Around the World, 2025), pp. 31-85

Publisher:

Cambridge University Press

Pages:

31-85

ISBN 13:

9781009478113

Link

https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/subpatent-innovation-rights/2AE51C3B9F8C75A20E8CF42DC914C3E5

Published Feb 2025

"Limitations on Pharmaceutical Trade Marks in Britain in the Twentieth Century" in B. Beebe and H. Sun (ed(s)), Charting Limitations on Trademark Rights, 2023), pp. 151-185

Publisher:

Oxford University Press

Pages:

151-185

ISBN 13:

9780198871248

Link

https://academic.oup.com/book/46442/chapter/407722486?login=true

Published Mar 2023

"Non-Discrimination as to the Field of Commerce as a Norm of International Trade Mark Law" in M. Chon, G. Dinwoodie, S Frankel, B. Lauriat, J Schovsbo (ed(s)), Improving Intellectual Property: A Global Project, 2023)

Publisher:

Edward Elgar Publishing

ISBN 13:

9781035310852

Link

https://www.elgaronline.com/edcollbook/book/9781035310869/9781035310869.xml

Published Mar 2023

"From communication to thing: historical aspects of the conceptualisation of trade marks as property", Trademark Law and Theory: A Handbook of Contemporary Research (eds. G. Dinwoodie & M. Janis), 2009)

Publisher:

Edward Elgar Publishing

ISBN 13:

978-1849800198

Published Sep 2009

"Recent Developments in Trade Marks Law: The Jurisprudence of the ECJ Since 1 January 2002", Yearbook of European Law, 2009)

Published Jan 2009

"The Making of Modern Trade Marks Law: The Construction of the Legal Concept of Trade Mark (1860-80)" (with L. Bently, Jane C. Ginsburg, Jennifer Davis), Trade Marks and Brands: An Interdisciplinary Critique, 2008)

Publisher:

Cambridge University Press

ISBN 13:

978-0521889650

Co-Author/s:

L. Bently, Jane C. Ginsburg, Jennifer Davis

Published Jun 2008

"Computer Programs Directive" (with T. Dreier & P. B. Hugenholtz), Concise Copyright Law, 2006)

Publisher:

Kluwer Law International

ISBN 13:

978-9041123848

Co-Author/s:

T. Dreier & P. B. Hugenholtz

Published Jul 2006

"Art and the Making of Modern Copyright Law" (with D.McLean & K.Schubert), Dear Images: Art, Copyright and Culture, 2002)

Publisher:

Ridinghouse

ISBN 13:

978-0954171025

Co-Author/s:

D.McLean & K.Schubert

Published Sep 2002

Professor Lionel Bently

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Faculty Contact Details

College Contact Details

Professor of Intellectual Property Law (Herchel Smith)

Research centres and interest groups

CV / Biography

Selected publications

Books

Research Handbook on the History of Trademark Law (ed), 2024)

Intellectual Property Law (with Brad Sherman, Dev Gangjee, and Phillip Johnson), 2022) 6th Edition

Global Mandatory Fair Use: The Nature and Scope of the Right to Quote Copyright Works (with Tanya Aplin), 2020)

Intellectual Property Law (with Brad Sherman, Dev Gangjee, and Phillip Johnson), 2018) 5th Edition

Intellectual Property Law (with Brad Sherman), 2014) 4th Edition

Gurry on Breach of Confidence: The Protection of Confidential Information (with Tanya Aplin, Phillip Johnson, and Simon Malynicz), 2012) 2nd Edition

The Common Law of Intellectual Property (with Catherine Ng and Giuseppina D'Agostino) (eds), 2010)

Intellectual Property Law (with Brad Sherman), 2008) 3rd Edition

Trade Marks and Brands: An Interdisciplinary Critique (with Jennifer Davis and Jane C. Ginsburg) (eds), 2008)

Intellectual Property in the New Millennium: Essays in Honour of Professor W.R. Cornish (with David Vaver) (eds), 2004)

Between a Rock and a Hard Place: The Problems Facing Freelance Creators in the UK Media Market Place (with Carmel Bedford), 2002)

The Making of Modern Intellectual Property Law (with Brad Sherman (translated into Arabic (2003) (trans. ) and Chinese (2007) (trans. Haijun Jin)), 1999)

Articles

'Great Britain and the Signing of the Berne Convention in 1886' [2001] J.Copyright Soc'y U.S.A. 48 311

'The Requirement of Trade Mark Use' [2002] AIPJ 13 181

'Copyright And The Victorian Internet: Telegraphic Property Laws In Colonial Australia' [2004] Loy.L.A.L.Rev. 38 71

'The Impact of European Geographical Indications on National Rights in Member States' [2006] Trademark Reporter 96 850

'Copyright, Translations, and Relations Between Britain and India in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries' [2007] Chicago-Kent Law Review 82 1181

'Authorship of Popular Music in UK Copyright Law' [2008] Information, Communication and Society (special issue)

Book Chapters

"The UK’s Long-Forgotten Utility Model: The Rise and Fall of the Utility Designs Act 1843" (with Brad Sherman), Sub-Patent Innovation Rights: Utility Models, Petty Patents and Innovation Patents Around the World, 2025), pp. 31-85

"Limitations on Pharmaceutical Trade Marks in Britain in the Twentieth Century" in B. Beebe and H. Sun (ed(s)), Charting Limitations on Trademark Rights, 2023), pp. 151-185

"Non-Discrimination as to the Field of Commerce as a Norm of International Trade Mark Law" in M. Chon, G. Dinwoodie, S Frankel, B. Lauriat, J Schovsbo (ed(s)), Improving Intellectual Property: A Global Project, 2023)

"From communication to thing: historical aspects of the conceptualisation of trade marks as property", Trademark Law and Theory: A Handbook of Contemporary Research (eds. G. Dinwoodie & M. Janis), 2009)

"Recent Developments in Trade Marks Law: The Jurisprudence of the ECJ Since 1 January 2002", Yearbook of European Law, 2009)

"The Making of Modern Trade Marks Law: The Construction of the Legal Concept of Trade Mark (1860-80)" (with L. Bently, Jane C. Ginsburg, Jennifer Davis), Trade Marks and Brands: An Interdisciplinary Critique, 2008)

"Computer Programs Directive" (with T. Dreier & P. B. Hugenholtz), Concise Copyright Law, 2006)

"Art and the Making of Modern Copyright Law" (with D.McLean & K.Schubert), Dear Images: Art, Copyright and Culture, 2002)

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