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"Acknowledgements" [2016] ELECD 985; in Lai, C. Jessica; Maget Dominicé, Antoinette (eds), "Intellectual Property and Access to Im/material Goods" (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2016) xix

Book Title: Intellectual Property and Access to Im/material Goods

Editor(s): Lai, C. Jessica; Maget Dominicé, Antoinette

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

ISBN (hard cover): 9781784716615

Section Title: Acknowledgements

Number of pages: 2

Extract:

Acknowledgements
Like any work, this book would not have been possible without the help
and support of many others. We would like to take this opportunity to
thank all of those who contributed to making this volume a reality.
Our project would never have taken flight had Christoph B. Graber, the
Professor of the Chair for which we worked, not believed in us. We feel
particularly fortuitous that Christoph saw the potential of our project and
in us at its helm. From the beginning, the Faculty of Law at the
University of Lucerne, Switzerland, supported us admirably, in particular
the former Dean, Felix Bommer, and current Dean, Bernhard Rütsche,
both of whom attended the conference in various capacities. We would
furthermore like to thank Vaios Karavas, Co-managing Director of the
Institute for Research in the Fundaments of Law ­ lucernaiuris, for his
friendship and guidance for the entirety of the project. A debt of gratitude
is additionally owed to Peter Yu, also an author in this volume, who
periodically offered us sage advice, invaluable to two budding academics.
Many chapters contained in this book result from a conference held
over 23­24 January 2015 at the University of Lucerne, entitled "Access
to Material and Immaterial Goods: The Relationship Between Intellectual
Property and Its Physical". The conference was able to take place
because of the benevolent financial support of the Swiss National Science
Foundation, Swisslex, the Research Commission of the University of
Lucerne and lucernaiuris. Vital to the success of ...