Johanna Gibson is Herchel Smith

Herchel Smith

Herchel Smith was an Anglo-American organic chemist. His discoveries include the key inventions underlying oral and injectable contraceptives. In later life, he was a major benefactor to university science....

 Professor of Intellectual Property

Intellectual property

Intellectual property is a term referring to a number of distinct types of creations of the mind for which a set of exclusive rights are recognized—and the corresponding fields of law...

 Law in the Centre for Commercial Law Studies

Centre for Commercial Law Studies

The Centre for Commercial Law Studies is part of the School of Law of Queen Mary, University of London. Established in 1980 by Sir Roy Goode, its mission is to develop a body of knowledge and skills in the areas of commercial law —- arbitration, intellectual property, taxation, financial law,...

, Queen Mary, University of London

Queen Mary, University of London

Queen Mary, University of London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom and a constituent college of the federal University of London...

, where she is also Director of the Queen Mary Intellectual Property Research Institute

Queen Mary Intellectual Property Research Institute

Queen Mary Intellectual Property Research Institute is a focused research organisation within the Centre for Commercial Law Studies in the School of Law at Queen Mary, University of London...

. She is also the Director of the Intellectual Property Institute

Intellectual Property Institute

The Intellectual Property Institute , or IP Institute, is a British non-profit making organisation with the mission of promoting "awareness and understanding of intellectual property law". The Institute has a thirty year history of intellectual property and economics research...

, a research charity.

Her research centers around intellectual property

Intellectual property

Intellectual property is a term referring to a number of distinct types of creations of the mind for which a set of exclusive rights are recognized—and the corresponding fields of law...

 law, cultural theory, traditional knowledge

Traditional knowledge

Traditional knowledge , indigenous knowledge , traditional environmental knowledge and local knowledge generally refer to the long-standing traditions and practices of certain regional, indigenous, or local communities. Traditional knowledge also encompasses the wisdom, knowledge, and teachings...

 and development

Regional development

Regional development is the provision of aid and other assistance to regions which are less economically developed. Regional development may be domestic or international in nature...

. Until January 2009, Johanna was also a team member of the intellectual property blog, IPKat

IPKat

IPKat is a law blog founded in June 2003, and dedicated to intellectual property law . In 2008, it was reported as being "one of the best-known and most successful of all law blogs"....

, along with Jeremy Phillips

Jeremy Phillips

Prof. Jeremy John Phillips is a British academic, author and commentator in intellectual property law. He is reported to be "a respected IP academic" and "a well-known figure among IP lawyers."...

, Ilanah Simon and David Pearce.

She has been appointed a Visiting Professor at the World Intellectual Property Organization

World Intellectual Property Organization

The World Intellectual Property Organization is one of the 17 specialized agencies of the United Nations. WIPO was created in 1967 "to encourage creative activity, to promote the protection of intellectual property throughout the world"....

 Academy (WIPO).

Selected recent publications

Intellectual Property, Medicine and Health: Current Debates, Aldershot: Ashgate Publishing, 2009, ISBN;

Creating Selves: Intellectual Property and the Narration of Culture, Aldershot: Ashgate, 2006, 178, ISBN 0754647072;

Community Resources: Intellectual Property, International Trade and Protection of Traditional Knowledge, Aldershot: Ashgate Publishing, 2005, 387, ISBN 0754644367;

External links

• Johanna Gibson at the Queen Mary, University of London
  Queen Mary, University of London
  Queen Mary, University of London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom and a constituent college of the federal University of London...
  
  (see also here)