Book Launch: Human Rights and Intellectual Property Before the European Courts

This book offers the first comprehensive analysis of how human rights shape intellectual property (IP) law in Europe through the jurisprudence of the Court of Justice of the European Union and the European Court of Human Rights. Covering more than seventy years of case law, it examines how European courts balance IP protection with fundamental rights such as property, freedom of expression, privacy, business freedom, non-discrimination, and procedural guarantees including the right to a fair trial and good administration.

Combining analytical chapters with carefully selected case commentaries –  including decisions rarely discussed in the literature – the book provides a systematic guide to the growing constitutionalisation of intellectual property and the increasing role of fundamental rights reasoning in European IP adjudication. The launch will feature a presentation by the authors, followed by reflections from invited commentators and an open discussion with the audience.

Programme
16:30-17:00	Welcome coffee and tea
17:00-17:20	Introduction of the book by Elena Izyumenko (IViR, University of Amsterdam) and Christophe Geiger (LUISS Guido Carli University, Rome)
17:20-17:40	Commentators’ interventions • Lisa Ramsey (University of San Diego, U.S.)  • Peter Yu (Texas A & M University, U.S.) • Tarlach McGonagle (IViR, University of Amsterdam, and Leiden University) • Martin Senftleben (IViR, University of Amsterdam)
17:40-18:00	Q&A with the audience (onsite and via Zoom)

Practical details:

Date: 2 April 2026
Time: 16:30 – 18:00 CET (Amsterdam)
Place:
– Institute for Information Law, Room A5.24, Roeterseilandcampus, Nieuwe Achtergracht 166, 1018 WV Amsterdam.
– Online via Zoom (you will receive the Zoomlink via e-mail before the event).

See also the flyer.

Please register to attend this book launch either in person or online: