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The Cambridge Handbook of Intellectual Property and Upcycling

Edited by Peter Mezei · Heidi Härkönen
Coming Soon Cambridge University Press Available July 2026

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ISBN-13
9781009685108
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Publication
July 2026
Format
Hardback
Jurisdiction
U.K. ? Countri(es) for reference only

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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.

Table of Contents

Part I. Doctrine and Policy of Upcycling:
1. A primer to intellectual property law and upcycling
Péter Mezei and Heidi Härkönen
2. Is there a fundamental right to upcycling? An analytical approach
Daniël Jongsma

Part II. Upcycling in Various Fields of IP Law:
3. Upcycling, sustainable creativity and sustainable lifespan: a model for assessing copyright infringements
Taina Pihlajarinne
4. Upcycling as a design strategy in light of European design protection
Dana Beldiman, Stina Teilmann-Lock and Anna Tischner
5. Trademark law and upcycling: tailoring 'Old-Fashioned' principles
Bernardo Calabrese
6. Upcycling and patents: finding the contours for social innovation and sustainability
Neethu Rajam and Daniel Acquah
7. Copyright misuse and upcycling
John T. Cross
8. Marketing of upcycled products from a perspective of European and German unfair competition law
Jochen Glöckner and Sarah Legner
9. Traditional knowledge and upcycling
Pablo Fernández Carballo-Calero
10. Craft geographical indications and the challenge of upcycling products
Pilar Montero García-Noblejas

Part III. Territorial Policies:
11. The African policy approach to upcycling
Daniel Acquah, Neethu Rajam and Ama Opuku Acquah
12. Determining the case of fashion upcycling in Asia: infringement or exception to intellectual property
Gunjan Chawla Arora and Tianxiang He
13. Fashion Upcycling: the problem of overlapping intellectual property rights and how to solve it
Martin Senftleben
14. Upcycling and renewal
Shubha Ghosh
15. Upcycling down under: innovation, renovation and intellectual property rights in the Pacific region
Jennifer Campion
16. Can the current IP system foster upcycling in Latin America?
Juan I. Correa and Nicolás Martín Hermida

Part IV. Zooming Out: A Broader Picture on Upcycling:
17. Just my reimagination, just your intellectual property
Sabine Jacques
18. A conceptual map of the right to repair: where upcycling fits in
Anthony D. Rosborough
19. Interpreting the destruction of goods as a corrective measure for patent infringement to foster sustainability
Mikko Kaunisvaara, Rosa Ballardini and Emmanuel Salami
20. Laying competition to waste: the economics of resale, recycling, and upcycling
Joost Poort
21. Behavioural science of upcycling
Jarno Tuominen
22. Empirical perspective: upcycling with branded material through the eyes of consumers
Katarzyna Stasiuk, Anna Tischner, Stina Teilmann-Lock and Dana Beldiman
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