Dr. Lionel Bently

Biography

Professor Lionel Bently teaches Intellectual Property Law at the University of Cambridge's Faculty of Law. With a B.A. in Law from the University of Cambridge (1986), he has extensive experience in academic positions, including former Lecturer in Law at the University of Keele and Professor of Law at King's College, London. Bently has held visiting professorships at notable institutions such as the National University of Singapore, Columbia University, the University of Toronto, and the University of Technology in Sydney. He serves as Editor-in-Chief of the Cambridge Law Journal and is associated with various editorial boards, including the European Intellectual Property Review. His research interests primarily focus on Intellectual Property Law, particularly copyright and trademark history, and he has published extensively in these areas, contributing to both academic and policy discussions. Bently is also a member of the European Copyright Society and has been involved in international intellectual property law organizations.

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