Dr Andrea Zappalaglio
School of Law
Lecturer in Intellectual Property Law
a.zappalaglio@sheffield.ac.uk
Bartolome虂 House
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Dr Andrea Zappalaglio
School of Law
Bartolome虂 House
Winter Street
91直播
S3 7ND
School of Law
Bartolome虂 House
Winter Street
91直播
S3 7ND
- Profile
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Andrea is an academic researcher and teacher specialised in Intellectual Property Law.
Before joining the School of Law of the University of 91直播, he worked as Senior Research Fellow at Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition (Munich, Germany) where he coordinated the research team on the Law of Geographical Indications. He also worked as 'Adjunct Professor in Intellectual Property, Innovation and Sustainable Development' at the University of Milan.
He advises private and public stakeholders on matters related to Geographical Indications, including the European Commission.
His scientific outputs are award-winning and regularly published in top IP Law Journals. In 2022, his book 'The Transformation of EU Geographical Indications Law' (Routledge 2021) was elected 'Best Trade Mark Law Book 2021' by the readers of the top IP information website 'IP Kat'.
- Qualifications
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- DPhil, University of Oxford
- LLM, University College of London
- Combined Bachelor and Master Degree in Law, University of Milan
- Research interests
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- Geographical Indications Law
- Intellectual Property Law and International Trade
- International Intellectual Property Law
- Traditional Knowledge and Heritage
- Intellectual Property and Sustainable Development
- Intellectual Property and Food Law
- Publications
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Books
- . Routledge.
Journal articles
- . GRUR International.
- . The Journal of World Investment & Trade, 23(2), 180-217.
- . Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice, 16(4-5), 368-375.
- . International Review of Intellectual Property and Competition Law, 51(1), 31-69.
- . Queen Mary Journal of Intellectual Property, 5(1), 68-86.
Chapters
- , The Cambridge Handbook of Investment-Driven Intellectual Property (pp. 308-328). Cambridge University Press
- , Intellectual Property as a Complex Adaptive System Edward Elgar Publishing
- In Zappalaglio A (Ed.), The Transformation of EU Geographical Indications Law: the past, present and future of the origin link Routledge
- THE TRANSFORMATION OF EU GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS LAW THE PRESENT, PAST AND FUTURE OF THE ORIGIN LINK Preface, TRANSFORMATION OF EU GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS LAW (pp. XXIII-XXIV).
- THE TRANSFORMATION OF EU GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS LAW THE PRESENT, PAST AND FUTURE OF THE ORIGIN LINK General conclusions, TRANSFORMATION OF EU GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS LAW (pp. 237-241).
- The suitability of history to constitute the basis of the origin link, TRANSFORMATION OF EU GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS LAW (pp. 181-214).
- The reputational link and the roots of PGI, TRANSFORMATION OF EU GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS LAW (pp. 76-100).
- The evolution of the origin link in the EU sui generis GI regime The centrality of the historical element, TRANSFORMATION OF EU GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS LAW (pp. 135-178).
- Terroir, the early sui generis IGO regimes and the roots of PDO, TRANSFORMATION OF EU GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS LAW (pp. 31-75).
- Protection for non-agricultural products The future of the EU sui generis GI regime?, TRANSFORMATION OF EU GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS LAW (pp. 215-236).
- Joining terroir and reputation The path to the EU sui generis GI regime, TRANSFORMATION OF EU GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS LAW (pp. 103-134).
- THE TRANSFORMATION OF EU GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS LAW THE PRESENT, PAST AND FUTURE OF THE ORIGIN LINK Introduction, TRANSFORMATION OF EU GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS LAW (pp. 1-28).
Reports
- Study on the Functioning of the EU GI System
Preprints
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- . Routledge.
- Research group
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Areas of research supervision
- Trade Mark Law
- Geographical Indications Law
- International Intellectual Property Law
- Intellectual Property and Sustainable Development
- Intellectual Property and Food Law
- Grants
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Title/Description: European Commission Tender "GROW/OP/2020/00010"
- Awarding Body: European Commission, DG GROW
- People Involved: Dr Andrea Zappalaglio (as legal expert, 91直播); VVA Consultancy (Brussels); AND-International (Paris)
- Dates: 1 January - 30 August 2021
- Amount (拢): 14,600 (to 91直播)
- Teaching interests
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- UK and EU Intellectual Property Law
- International Intellectual Property Law
- Teaching activities
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Undergraduate
- Intellectual Property Law
Postgraduate
- Trade Marks, Geographical Indications and Unfair Competition Law
- International Intellectual Property Law and Sustainable Development
- Professional activities and memberships
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Awards:
- 鈥淧remio Paola Frassi鈥 award for the best undergraduate final dissertation in Industrial Property (University of Milan, Dec 2013). Value: 5000鈧.
- 鈥淕laxoSmithKline Prize for Excellence in Intellectual Property and Technology Law鈥 (UCL, Feb 2014).
- 鈥淐larus Press Award鈥 awarded by the University College of Dublin for the best presentation at the 鈥8th Postgraduate Workshop on WTO Law鈥 (23 May 2014). Value 500鈧.
- 鈥淓CTA Award, 1st Prize鈥 for the best scientific publication relevant for the advancement of European IP Law (5 June 2020). Value 1000鈧.
- 鈥淏est Trade Mark Law Book 2021鈥 (IP Kat, 9 February 2022)
Memberships:- Association of European Regions for Products of Origin (AREPO), Member of the Scientific Committee
- European Communities Trade Marks Association (ECTA), Member of the GI Committee
Organisation of Conferences:- Organiser and member of the Scientific Committee of the Conference 'Worldwide Perspectives on Geographical Indications' (CIRAD and UN Food and Agriculture Organisation, Montpellier, France, 5-8 July 2022)
Member of the following research institutes:
- 91直播 Institute for Corporate and Commercial Law (SICCL)
- 91直播 Centre for International and European Law (SCIEL)
- Oxford Intellectual Property Law Centre (OIPLC)
- Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition
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