Staff profile

Affiliation | Room number | Telephone |
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Assistant Professor in the Durham Law School | ||
Fellow in the Centre for Sustainable Development Law and Policy |
Biography
Dr Angelia Jia WANG is an Assistant Professor at the Law School, Durham University. Prior to joining Durham Law School, she was a Teaching Fellow at Faculty of Business, Hong Kong Polytechnic University. She has been a Research Fellow at the Berkman Center for Internet and Society (now the Berkman Klein Centre), Harvard University and a Postdoctoral Fellow at Law School, Singapore Management University. Her research interests lie in the areas of intellectual property law, law and technology and corporate law. She publishes with Journal of Intellectual Property Law and Practice, European Intellectual Property Review, Hong Kong Law Journal, European Review of Private Law, Journal of Gaming and Virtual Worlds, Asia Pacific Law Review and a monograph with Springer. She was the Chair of Data and Ethics Committe at the Law School.
Research interests
- Intellectual property law
- Law and technology
- IP and Sustainability
- Artificial Intelligence
- IP and Creative Industries
Research groups
- Centre for Chinese Law and Policy
- Durham Centre for Law and Philosophy
- Institute of Commercial and Corporate Law
Esteem Indicators
- 2018: Recipient, HKICS Teaching Excellence Award 2018-2019:
- 2011: Research Fellow, Harvard Berkman Centre for Internet and Society (now Berkman Klein Centre) :
- 2011: Research Fellow, Harvard Berkman Centre for Internet and Society (now Berkman Klein Centre) :
- 0000: Member, International Association for the Advancement of Teaching and Research in Intellectual Property (ATRIP):
- 0000: Member, Scottish Law and Innovation Network:
- 0000: Secretary-General of Academic Committee, Society of Asia Innovation and Intellectual Property :
Publications
Authored book
- Wang, J (2018). Conceptualizing Copyright Exceptions in China and South Africa: A Developing View from the Developing Countries. Springer.
Chapter in book
- Wang J & Alpini A. (Accepted). Legal Nature of NFTed Artwork -- A Comparative Study. In Intellectual Property Law and Artificial Intelligence. Naim N. Palgrave Macmillan.
- Wang, Jia & Chen, Lei (2019). Regulating Smart Contracts and Digital Platforms. In The Cambridge Handbook of Smart Contracts, Blockchain Technology and Digital Platforms. Cambridge University Press. 183-210.
- Chen, L, Michalek, A & Wang, J (2019). The Norm of Property’s Social Function: A Chinese Perspective. In Léon Duguit and the Social Obligation Norm of Property. Babie, Paul & Viven-Wilksch, Jessica Springer. 331-354.
- Wang, J (2018). The Right to Privacy in the Internet Age: The Chinese Perspective. In The Legal Protection of Personality Rights. Oliphant, K, Zhang, P & Chen, L Brill. 164-183.
- Wang, J (2017). Jurisdiction of the Court over Disputes involving Patent Holders without Domicile in China. In Annotated Leading Patent Cases in Major Asian Jurisdictions. Liu, Kung-Chung City University of Hong Kong Press.
Journal Article
- Wang, J (2023). A Novel Analytical Approach towards Copyright Protection for Video Games. Journal of Gaming and Virtual Worlds 15.
- Wang, Jia (2022). Reconceptualizing the interface of copyright and design rights for 3D printing. Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice 17(12): 1011-1022.
- André Janssen & Jia Wang (2021). Punitive Damages Under the New Chinese Civil Code – A Critical and Comparative Analysis. Asia Pacific Law Review 29(2): 346 - 365.
- Wang, Jia & Chen, Lei (2018). Will Innovative Technology Result in Innovative Legal Frameworks? – Smart Contracts in China. European Review of Private Law 26(6): 921-942.
- Wang, J & Zhang, Z (2017). Better Investor Protection and More Operational Flexibility: Singapore’s Latest Reforms to Strengthen its REIT Market. Company Lawyer 38(4): 130-136.
- Wang, J (2015). Toward a more balanced safe harbour protection system for internet service providers in China. Hong Kong Law Journal 45(3): 851-879.
- Wang, J (2010). Should China Adopt an Extended Licensing System to Facilitate Collective Copyright Administration: Preliminary Thoughts. European Intellectual Property Review 32(6): 283-289.
- Wang, J (2008). Anti-circumvention Rules in the Information Network Environment in the US, UK and China: A Comparative Study. Journal of International Commercial Law and Technology (3): 55-67.