Intellectual Property Law Dictionary

Author: Research Group 5141
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Publication Date: 2006-06-01
Features: Due to the abundance of academic achievements related to intellectual property, one of the challenges we encountered during the compilation of the dictionary was defining the boundaries of intellectual property law. We felt that the intellectual property discussed in many works was not a legal issue but rather an economic, sociological, and political one. To remain faithful to our discipline and avoid venturing into uncertain areas, we made efforts in selecting and explaining terms, striving to adopt a legal perspective. Of course, intellectual property law cannot exist entirely independently of other sciences. For the sake of comprehensiveness, we still retained some terms related to economics, technology, society, and politics. It is worth mentioning that even within the realm of law, the scope of intellectual property law remains to be clarified compared to more mature disciplines. Although our initial exposure to intellectual property law was often through civil law, our research was inevitably drawn to issues in administrative law, litigation law, international law, and even constitutional law. This demonstrates how deeply intellectual property law is embedded in the legal system. In this small dictionary, we adopt the stance of "broad intellectual property law," which centers on civil legal systems while also incorporating content from other legal aspects.