Book contents
- The Cambridge Handbook of Intellectual Property and Social Justice
- The Cambridge Handbook of Intellectual Property and Social Justice
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- About the Contributors
- Foreword
- Prolusion: What Is Intellectual Property (And Why Should You Care About It Anyway?) – A Layperson’s Guide to Intellectual Property Law
- Introduction: Intellectual Property Social Justice Theory: History, Development, and Description
- Part I IP Social Justice Foundations
- Part II IP Social Justice in Major Intellectual Property Domains
- Part III IP Social Justice: Historical Perspectives
- Part IV IP Social Justice in the Political Economy: Engaging Activism; Achieving Change
- Part V IP Social Justice in the Information Age
- Part VI Intellectual Property Social Justice in Global Perspective: Issues in Gender and Development Disparity
- Part VII IP Social Justice: The Future of the Global IP Ecosystem
- 24 Intellectual Property and Social Justice Futures
- 25 Patenting Custom Fit, Aspiring for Social Justice
- 26 A Primer on Critical Race Intellectual Property
25 - Patenting Custom Fit, Aspiring for Social Justice
from Part VII - IP Social Justice: The Future of the Global IP Ecosystem
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 04 January 2024
- The Cambridge Handbook of Intellectual Property and Social Justice
- The Cambridge Handbook of Intellectual Property and Social Justice
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- About the Contributors
- Foreword
- Prolusion: What Is Intellectual Property (And Why Should You Care About It Anyway?) – A Layperson’s Guide to Intellectual Property Law
- Introduction: Intellectual Property Social Justice Theory: History, Development, and Description
- Part I IP Social Justice Foundations
- Part II IP Social Justice in Major Intellectual Property Domains
- Part III IP Social Justice: Historical Perspectives
- Part IV IP Social Justice in the Political Economy: Engaging Activism; Achieving Change
- Part V IP Social Justice in the Information Age
- Part VI Intellectual Property Social Justice in Global Perspective: Issues in Gender and Development Disparity
- Part VII IP Social Justice: The Future of the Global IP Ecosystem
- 24 Intellectual Property and Social Justice Futures
- 25 Patenting Custom Fit, Aspiring for Social Justice
- 26 A Primer on Critical Race Intellectual Property
Summary
Theories of social justice open interesting avenues for both research in and development of intellectual property (IP) law. They provide new normative and policy foundations, looking beyond traditional perspectives rooted in Locke, utilitarianism, wealth-maximization, natural rights, or economic theories of efficiency. But as with all these established approaches, social justice runs the risk of turning routine. One example of the strengths and pitfalls of social justice thinking is the custom-fit movement, the subject of this chapter. My contribution is to invigorate social justice thinking by exploring “social justice in action” through the example of the custom-fit movement.
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- Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024