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Patent law's role in the protection of the environment: re-assessing patent law and its justifications in the 21st century (2009)
Journal Article
Derclaye, E. (2009). Patent law's role in the protection of the environment: re-assessing patent law and its justifications in the 21st century. International Review of Intellectual Property and Competition Law, 40(3),

The question this article addresses is whether patent law is the appropriate forum to ban polluting inventions, especially those that emit greenhouse gases. To answer this question, the paper scrutinises the functions and justifications for patent la... Read More about Patent law's role in the protection of the environment: re-assessing patent law and its justifications in the 21st century.

Repair and recycle between IP rights, end user license agreements and encryption (2009)
Book Chapter
Derclaye, E. (2009). Repair and recycle between IP rights, end user license agreements and encryption. In C. Heath, & A. Kamperman Sanders (Eds.), Spares, repairs and intellectual property rights: IEEM international intellectual property programmes. Kluwer Law International

Should patent law help cool the planet? An inquiry from the point of view of environmental law: Parts 1 and 2 (2009)
Journal Article
Derclaye, E. (2009). Should patent law help cool the planet? An inquiry from the point of view of environmental law: Parts 1 and 2. International Energy Law Review, 2009(5-6),

It has now almost become trite to say that global warming is one of the most pressing problems we are facing. Very few would also now deny that the cause of this greenhouse effect and the correlated climate change is man. What has not been much note... Read More about Should patent law help cool the planet? An inquiry from the point of view of environmental law: Parts 1 and 2.