CFP: 'Intellectual property: Historical perspectives' - Special Issue of the Revista Chilena de Historia del Derecho [DEADLINE 31 DEC 2025]

 

 CfP: Intellectual property: Historical perspectives

Special Issue of Revista Chilena de Historia del Derecho

 

The Revista Chilena de Historia del Derecho, a fully electronic journal, invites original, unpublished contributions for a special issue on the histories of intellectual property.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, creator, or breeder, society and the State.

The aim of this special issue is to examine this institution over the long term and beyond European 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 professionalisation 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.

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