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Abstract

In the past two decades, researchers have subjected the intellectual property ( IP) system to an unprecedented level of investigation. Approximately 827 empirical IP studies have been produced since the year 2000. An important strand of the research concludes that IP rights have a negative impact on society’s economic and social welfare. Despite these findings, lawmakers have enacted new IP rights and expanded the scope of old ones. This leads one academic author to claim that law and policy makers simply "ignore the evidence". The Mind the Gap project investigated the claim that a "gap" exists between research and policy in IP law. Adopting an innovative approach to the issue, the project brought together senior IP researchers with senior IP law and policy makers to discuss the role of research in IP law and policy. Together the project members investigated whether a gap exists and whether any actions ought to be adopted to address the gap.

Publication Type:	Article
Additional Information:	This is a pre-copyedited, author-produced version of an article accepted for publication in European Intellectual Property Review (EIPR) following peer review. The definitive published version Goold, P. , Mimler, M. , Bonadio, E. & Green, E. (2023). Mind the Gap: Analysing the Disconnect Between IP Research and IP Policy. European Intellectual Property Review (EIPR) will be available online on Westlaw UK.
Publisher Keywords:	Intellectual property; Legislation; Public policy; Research and development; Social welfare
Subjects:	K Law > K Law (General)
Departments:	The City Law School > Academic Programmes

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