Post-it Note

Forthcoming in In: Hunter, D. and Op den Camp, C. (eds.) The History of Intellectual Property in 50 Objects (Cambridge University Press: Cambridge, 2018) 247-253.

7 Pages Posted: 15 Oct 2018

Date Written: September 19, 2018

Abstract

This chapter, written for the forthcoming book A History of Intellectual Property in 50 Objects, discusses the intellectual property law history of a popular and innovative everyday object, the “Post-it” note. Considering the Post-it note as a story of radical innovation and telling the story of dispute and litigation by reference to intellectual property rights subsisting in the Post-it note, the chapter develops an understanding of how innovation and branding can work within the legal framework and, more broadly, it demonstrates how intellectual property has developed and worked within history, culture and society.

Keywords: Post-it note, innovation, colour trade mark

JEL Classification: K00, K10, K20, K30

Suggested Citation

Karapapa, Stavroula, Post-it Note (September 19, 2018). Forthcoming in In: Hunter, D. and Op den Camp, C. (eds.) The History of Intellectual Property in 50 Objects (Cambridge University Press: Cambridge, 2018) 247-253., Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3251778

Stavroula Karapapa (Contact Author)

School of Law, University of Essex ( email )

Wivenhoe Park
Colchester, CO4 3SQ
United Kingdom

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