The Relationship Between Foundations and Principles in IP Law

Authors

Robert P. Merges

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Document Type

Article

Abstract

In my book Justifying Intellectual Property (JIP), I wrote about what I call the “foundations” of the field of intellectual property (IP) law. I tried to distinguish between a foundational level of discourse and another level, the level of basic principles. In the San Diego conference at which my book was discussed—and in several other settings as well—the most frequent and persistent line of questioning about my book centered on the relationship between these two levels. That is what this brief Article is about.

Recommended Citation

Robert P. Merges, The Relationship Between Foundations and Principles in IP Law, 49 San Diego L. Rev. 957 (2012).
Available at: https://digital.sandiego.edu/sdlr/vol49/iss4/3