Overview
Background
Brad Sherman is a Professor of Law at The University of Queensland. Professor Sherman's previous academic positions include posts at Griffith University, the London School of Economics, and the University of Cambridge. His research expertise encompasses many aspects of intellectual property law, with a particular emphasis on its historical, doctrinal and conceptual development. In 2015 Professor Sherman was awarded a highly prestigious Australian Research Council Laureate Fellowship. His laureate project Harnessing Intellectual Property to Build Food Security looks at the role of intellectual property in relation to food security. The research will help to maximise the benefits while minimising the costs of using IP protection to improve agricultural productivity and food security in Australia and the Asia Pacific.
Availability
- Professor Brad Sherman is:
- Available for supervision
Fields of research
Research interests
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Intellectual Property
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Food Security
Works
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2002
Book Chapter
Appropriating the Postmodern
Sherman, B. (2002). Appropriating the Postmodern. Dear Images: Art, Copyright and Culture. (pp. xx-xx) edited by Daniel McClean and Karsten Schubert. London: Institute of Contemporary Arts.
2001
Journal Article
Great Britain and the Singing of the Berne Convention in 1886
Sherman, Brad and Bentley, L . (2001). Great Britain and the Singing of the Berne Convention in 1886. Journal of the Copyright Society of USA, 48
2001
Journal Article
Intellectual Property and Indigenous Culture
Sherman, Brad and Goldsmith, B. (2001). Intellectual Property and Indigenous Culture. Griffith Law Review, 201
2001
Book Chapter
Digital Property and the Digital Commons
Brad Sherman (2001). Digital Property and the Digital Commons. Intellectual Property in the Digital Age. (pp. 1-1) edited by C Heath and A Kamperman Sanders. Netherlands: Kluwer.
1999
Book
Intellectual Property Law
Brad Sherman and L Bently (1999). Intellectual Property Law. 1st ed. Cambridge UK: Cambridge University Press.
1999
Book
The making of modern intellectual property law
Sherman, B and Bently, L. (1999). The making of modern intellectual property law. Cambridge, U.K.: Cambridge University Press.
1999
Journal Article
Defining the Public Domain
Brad Sherman and J Thomas (1999). Defining the Public Domain. Journal of Law and Information Science, 9
1998
Book Chapter
The Question of Patenting Life
Brad Sherman and L Bently (1998). The Question of Patenting Life. Intellectual Property and Ethics. (pp. 1-1) London: Sweey & Maxwell.
1997
Book Chapter
Creation et Appropriation
Brad Sherman and A Pottage (1997). Creation et Appropriation. Profils de la creation. (pp. 1-1) Brussels: Facultes universitaires Saint-Louis.
1997
Book Chapter
Remembering and Forgetting - the birth of modern copyright law
Brad Sherman (1997). Remembering and Forgetting - the birth of modern copyright law. Comparing Legal Cultures. (pp. 1-1) London: Dartmouth.
1997
Book Chapter
Balance and Harmony in the Duration of Copyright
Brad Sherman and L Bently (1997). Balance and Harmony in the Duration of Copyright. Textual Monopolles Literary and the Public Domain. (pp. 1-1) London: P Parrinder.
1997
Journal Article
The UK's Forgotten Utility Model
Brad Sherman and L Bentley (1997). The UK's Forgotten Utility Model. Intellectual Property Quarterley
1997
Book
From Berne to Geneva: Recent Developments in International Copyright and Neighbouring Rights
David Saunders and Brad Sherman eds. (1997). From Berne to Geneva: Recent Developments in International Copyright and Neighbouring Rights. 1st ed. Australia: Griffith University, Australian Key Centre for Cultural and Media Policy.
1997
Book
International Intellectual Property Law and Multimedia
Brad Sherman and L Bently and J Thomas (1997). International Intellectual Property Law and Multimedia. 1st ed. Brisbane: QANTM Multimedia Australia.
1997
Book Chapter
Copyright Aspects of Art Loans
Brad Sherman and L Bently (1997). Copyright Aspects of Art Loans. Art Loans. (pp. 1-1) London: Kluwer.
1997
Book Chapter
The Novelty of Patenting Life
Brad Sherman and L Bently (1997). The Novelty of Patenting Life. Property Rights in the Human Body. (pp. 1-1) London: Kings College.
1996
Journal Article
Remembering and Forgetting: The birth of modern copyright law
Brad Sherman (1996). Remembering and Forgetting: The birth of modern copyright law. Intellectual Property Journal, 10
1996
Book
Performers Rights: Options for Reform
Brad Sherman and L Bently (1996). Performers Rights: Options for Reform. 1st ed. Canberra: Canberra: Dept. Communication & Arts.
Funding
Current funding
Supervision
Availability
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
The repatriation of plant products: what should be repatriated and how?
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Allison Fish
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Doctor Philosophy
The repatriation of plant products: what should be repatriated and how?
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Allison Fish
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Doctor Philosophy
Protection, access, and benefit sharing of Australian Indigenous Knowledge: Proposing a dynamic framework model
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Allison Fish
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Doctor Philosophy
Using marks and designations to build and sustain local food and agriculture
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Yasmina Sultanbawa, Dr Allison Fish
Completed supervision
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2024
Doctor Philosophy
Last, the Plant: Governing Cotton in British Colonial India, 1850-1942
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
The Role of the law in the circulation of the Kakadu plum (Terminalia ferdinandiana)
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Allison Fish
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
Abstracting Plants: Legal and Scientific Judgement in Australia's Plant Breeder's Rights System
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
Intellectual Property and Peanuts in the United States, 1896-1955
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2019
Doctor Philosophy
Experimenting with the Governance of Plants as Intellectual Property: Limitations, Possibilities, and the Ecuadorian Experience
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2007
Doctor Philosophy
SUI GENERIS PROTECTION OF TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES OF THE AMAZON
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor Jennifer Corrin
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2024
Doctor Philosophy
Accommodating Artificial Intelligence-generated Works in Indonesian Copyright Law: Challenges and Possibilities
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Allison Fish
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