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Intellectual property: historical perspectives

Propriété intellectuelle: Perspectives historiques

Propiedad intelectual: Perspectivas históricas

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Published on Thursday, November 20, 2025

Abstract

The Revista Chilena de Historia del Derecho, a fully electronic journal, invites original, unpublished contributions for a thematic dossier on the history of intellectual property.

Announcement

Argument

The Revista Chilena de Historia del Derecho, a fully electronic journal, invites original, unpublished contributions for a thematic dossier on the history of intellectual property.

Since the 15th century and the invention of printing in Europe, intellectual property has gradually developed into a legal institution, marked by the meeting of the logics of creation, economics and law. Its history and dissemination evidence the changing relationship between the author, inventor or creator, society and the State.

The aim of this special issue is to examine this institution over the long term and beyond Europe's borders. The aim is to gain a better understanding of the historical conditions that led to the emergence of the various forms of intellectual property from the 18th century onwards (literary and artistic property, copyright, patents, etc.).

Contributions may focus on, but are not limited to, the following areas:

  • History of copyright and related rights

  • History of pharmaceutical patent and drug law

  • Brand history and trade mark registration.

  • History of scientific property (inventions, discoveries)

  • History of corporate law and its relationship with employees’ skill and knowledge

  • History of the legal defence of intellectual property rights (specialised lawyers, agents and courts)

  • History of the protection of plant varieties and living organisms

  • The historical challenges of protecting intangible heritage.

Contributions may also address specific methodological or theoretical issues, provided they have a historical dimension.

Submission guidelines

Proposals for articles (title, an abstract between 300 and 500 words, accompanied by a 5-line bio-bibliographical note) should be sent to the scientific coordinators of the thematic dossier (addresses: J.A.Bellido [at] kent.ac.uk and gabriel.galvez-behar [at] univ-lille.fr), with a copy to the editorial board of the Revista Chilena de Historia del Derecho at the following address: aargouse [at] derecho.uchile.cl

Provisional timetable

  • Deadline for proposals: December 31, 2025

  • Notification of acceptance: January 15, 2026
  • Closing date: August 31, 2026
  • Publication date: December 2026

Articles, written in French, Spanish or English, must be between 7000 and 9000 words (approx.), and comply with the magazine's editorial standards (available at https://historiadelderecho.uchile.cl/index.php/RCHD/about/submissions).

Scientific coordination

  • Jose Bellido (University of Kent)
  • Gabriel Galvez-Behar (Université de Lille)

Date(s)

  • Wednesday, December 31, 2025

Keywords

  • histoire, propriété intellectuelle, droit

Information source

  • Gabriel Galvez-Behar
    courriel : gabriel [dot] galvez-behar [at] univ-lille [dot] fr

License

CC0-1.0 This announcement is licensed under the terms of Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal.

To cite this announcement

« Intellectual property: historical perspectives », Call for papers, Calenda, Published on Thursday, November 20, 2025, https://doi.org/10.58079/156er

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