Professor Michael   Handler
Michael
Handler
Professor
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Michael is a Professor in the Faculty of Law & Justice and the Head of the School of Private and Commercial Law. He researches in the field of intellectual property law, focusing in particular on national and international trade mark law, the international regulation of geographical indications of origin, and copyright law.

Michael is the co-author, with Professor Robert Burrell, of Australian Trade Mark Law (LexisNexis, 3rd ed, 2024), one of the leading texts on the topic. He is also the co-author, with Professors Kathy Bowrey, Dianne Nicol, Jane Nielsen and Kimberlee Weatherall, of Australian Intellectual Property: Commentary, Law and Practice (Oxford University Press, 3rd ed, 2021). He has written numerous peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters on various aspects of local and international intellectual property law, in publications including the Modern Law Review, Melbourne University Law Review, Federal Law Review, UNSW Law Journal, Oxford University Commonwealth Law Journal and the Trademark Reporter. He has also co-authored influential submissions to government law reform inquiries.

Michael was also a co-investigator, with Professor Kathy Bowrey, on the Australian Research Council funded project 'Entertainment Rights in the Age of the Franchise: A Reappraisal of Personality Rights under Australian Intellectual Property Laws' (2009-11), the key output of which was the acclaimed edited collection, Law and Creativity in the Age of the Entertainment Franchise (Cambridge University Press, 2014).

 

 

Journal articles

Handler M, 2024, 'Preventing Unfair Competition in Australia, New Zealand and South Pacific Countries: The Intertwined Roles of Passing Off and Consumer Protection Statutes', Journal of Intellectual Property Law and Practice, 19, pp. forthcoming - forthcoming

Burrell R; Handler M, 2022, 'Zombie Marks Redux: Is Australia Safe from the New Zealand Variant?', Australian Intellectual Property Journal, 33, pp. 19 - 33

Handler M, 2021, 'Trade Mark Law's Identity Crisis (Part 2)', University of New South Wales Law Journal, 44, pp. 456 - 486, http://dx.doi.org/10.53637/PHFT8022

Handler M, 2021, 'Trade Mark Law's Identity Crisis (Part 1)', University of New South Wales Law Journal, 44, pp. 392 - 421, http://dx.doi.org/10.53637/EROC6525

Handler M; Burrell R, 2021, 'Zombie Marks Invade New Zealand! How Scared Should the Rest of the World Be?', Oxford University Commonwealth Law Journal, 21, pp. 275 - 294, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14729342.2021.1991147

Handler M, 2018, 'Reconsidering the Need for Defences to Permit Disclosures of Confidential Copyright Material on Public Interest Grounds', Journal of Equity, 12, pp. 195 - 226, https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3776888

Handler M, 2018, 'Disentangling Functionality, Distinctiveness and Use in Australian Trade Mark Law', Melbourne University Law Review, 42, pp. 55 - 116, https://law.unimelb.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0010/2892682/02-Handler.pdf

Burrell R; Handler M, 2016, 'Reputation in European Trade Mark Law: A Re-examination', ERA Forum, 17, pp. 85 - 99, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12027-016-0419-2

Handler M, 2016, 'What Can Harm the Reputation of a Trademark? A Critical Re-evaluation of Dilution by Tarnishment', Trademark Reporter, 106, pp. 639 - 692, https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2817299

Burrell R; Handler M, 2016, 'A Requiem for Champagne Heidsieck: Trade Mark Use and Parallel Importation', Australian Intellectual Property Journal, 26, pp. 110 - 130, https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2803044

Handler M, 2015, 'Grey Skies and Silver Linings: A Critical Assessment of Trade Mark Distinctiveness under Australian Law, Part 2', Intellectual Property Forum, 102, pp. 15 - 30, https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2803060

Handler M, 2015, 'All That Glitters Is Not Gold: A Critical Assessment of Trade Mark Distinctiveness under Australian Law, Part 1', Intellectual Property Forum, 101, pp. 14 - 27, https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2803031

Handler M, 2014, ''Relocating the Law of Geographcial Indications' by Dev Gangjee', IP Law Book Review, 4, pp. 21 - 31, http://gguiplc.com/yahoo_site_admin/assets/docs/Handler_Relocating.114154616.pdf

Handler M; Burrell R, 2014, 'Reconciling Use-based and Registration-based Rights within the Trade Mark System: What the Problems with Section 58A of the Trade Marks Act Tell Us', Federal Law Review, 42, pp. 91 - 119, https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2460190

Handler M; Burrell R, 2013, 'Zombie Marks? Ceased Registrations, Failed Applications and Citation Objections under Section 44 of the Trade Marks Act', Australian Intellectual Property Journal, 23, pp. 206 - 221, https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2212099

Burrell R; Handler M, 2012, 'Rethinking the Presumption of Registrability in Trade Mark Law', Monash University Law Review, 38, pp. 148 - 172, http://classic.austlii.edu.au/au/journals/MonashULawRw/2012/8.html

Burrell R; Handler M, 2011, 'The PPSA and Registered Trade Marks: When Bureaucratic Systems Collide', University of New South Wales Law Journal, 34, pp. 600 - 627, http://classic.austlii.edu.au/au/journals/UNSWLawJl/2011/26.html

Burrell R; Handler M, 2008, 'Dilution and Trademark Registration', Transnational Law and Contemporary Problems, 17, pp. 713 - 756, https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1144362

Handler M, 2007, 'Trade Mark Dilution in Australia?', European Intellectual Property Review, 29, pp. 307 - 318, https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1398622

Burrell R; Handler M, 2007, 'The Intersection between Registered and Unregistered Trade Marks', Federal Law Review, 35, pp. 375 - 397, http://classic.austlii.edu.au/au/journals/FedLawRw/2007/15.html

Handler M, 2006, 'The WTO Geographical Indications Dispute', Modern Law Review, 69, pp. 70 - 80, https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1468-2230.2006.00577_1.x

Handler M, 2005, 'The Distinctive Problem of European Trade Mark Law', European Intellectual Property Review, 27, pp. 306 - 312

Handler M, 2004, 'The EU's Geographical Indications Agenda and its Potential Impact on Australia', Australian Intellectual Property Journal, 15, pp. 173 - 195

Burrell R; Handler M, 2003, 'Making Sense of Trade Mark Law', Intellectual Property Quarterly, pp. 388 - 410

Handler M, 2003, 'Before the High Court: The Panel Case and Television Broadcast Copyright', Sydney Law Review, 25, pp. 391 - 408, http://classic.austlii.edu.au/au/journals/SydLawRw/2003/18.html

Handler M; Rolph D, 2003, 'A Real Pea Souper: The Panel Case and the Development of the Fair Dealing Defences to Copyright Infringement in Australia', Melbourne University Law Review, 27, pp. 381 - 422, http://classic.austlii.edu.au/au/journals/MelbULawRw/2003/15.html

Handler M, 1999, 'Internet Domain Names and Trade Mark Law', Digital Technology Law Journal, 1, pp. 4 - 4, http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/journals/DigTechLawJl/1999/4.html

Books

Burrell R; Handler M, 2024, Australian Trade Mark Law (3rd edition), LexisNexis, Sydney, https://store.lexisnexis.com.au/products/australian-trade-mark-law-3rd-edition-skuCP9780409354713

Bowrey K; Handler M; Nicol D; Nielsen J; Weatherall K, 2021, Australian Intellectual Property: Commentary, Law and Practice (3rd edition), Oxford University Press, Melbourne, https://www.oup.com.au/books/higher-education/law/9780190326456-australian-intellectual-property

Burrell R; Handler M, 2016, Australian Trade Mark Law, 2nd, Oxford University Press, Melbourne, http://www.oup.com.au/titles/higher_ed/law/ip_it__and__communications_law/9780195519648

Bowrey K; Handler M; Nicol D; Weatherall K, 2015, Australian Intellectual Property: Commentary, Law and Practice, Oxford University Press, Melbourne, https://www.oup.com.au/books/higher-education/law/9780195598469-australian-intellectual-property

Bowrey K; Handler M; Nicol D, 2010, Australian Intellectual Property: Commentary, Law and Practice, Oxford University Press, Melbourne

Burrell R; Handler M, 2010, Australian Trade Mark Law, Original, Oxford University Press, Melbourne

Handler L; Handler M, 2008, Mason & Handler’s Introduction to the Succession Act 2006: The Law of Wills, LexisNexis Butterworths, North Ryde

Conference Presentations

Handler M, 2023, 'Infringement and Use as a Trade Mark: A Trans-Tasman Success Story?', presented at 20 Years of the Trade Marks Act 2002, University of Auckland, New Zealand, 01 September 2023

Handler M, 2023, 'An Academic's View of the Commons', presented at Institute of Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys (IPTA) Annual Conference, Hobart, 26 April 2023 - 27 April 2023

Handler M, 2022, 'Using Passing Off and Statutory Consumer Protection Laws to Prevent Unfair Competition', presented at Presentation of a Status Report on Protection Against Unfair Competition in Member States of the World Intellectual Property Organization, Geneva, 22 November 2022

Handler M, 2022, 'Revisiting Trade Mark Tarnishment, post-Brexit', presented at Modern Challenges in IP Law: Conference in Memory of Professor William Cornish, British Law Centre, University of Warsaw, Poland, 02 September 2022 - 03 September 2022

Handler M, 2022, 'The Test for Substantial Identity - Is There a Shift?', presented at Davies Collison Cave Trade Marks Practice Group, Sydney, 13 April 2022

Handler M, 2022, 'The Test for Substantial Identity - Is There a Shift?', presented at Institute of Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys (IPTA) Annual Conferece, Kingscliff, 06 April 2022 - 08 April 2022

Handler M, 2021, 'The Future of Indigenous Knowledge in the Trade Marks and Designs Systems', presented at Intellectual Property Research Institute of Australia (IPRIA), Melbourne, 30 April 2021

Handler M, 2020, 'Functional Trade Marks: Time for Australia to Adopt a New Approach?', presented at INTA Non-Traditional Marks (Asia Pacific) Subcommittee, Sydney, 28 October 2020

Handler M, 2020, 'Functional Trade Marks', presented at Institute of Patents and Trade Mark Attorneys, Sydney, 14 May 2020

Handler M, 2019, 'Interpreting the Trade Marks Act: What Can Be Learned from Recent Case Law on Substantial Identity', presented at Innovation and Intellectual Property, Federal Court of Australia - Law Council of Australia Joint Conference, Melbourne, 29 November 2019

Handler M, 2019, 'Functional Trade Marks: Time for Australia to Adopt a New Approach?', presented at IP Australia, Canberra, 28 November 2019

Handler M, 2019, 'Rethinking Trade Mark Exhaustion: Does Australia's New Defence Offer a Way Forward?', presented at 10th Annual INTA Trademark Scholarship Symposium, Boston, 21 May 2019

Handler M, 2019, 'Rethinking Trade Mark Exhaustion: Does Australia's New Defence Offer a Way Forward?', presented at Limitations on Trademark Rights from Comparative and Interdisciplinary Perspectives, University of Hong Kong, 07 January 2019 - 08 January 2019

Handler M, 2018, 'Insights into Substantial Identity', presented at 32nd Annual Intellectual Property Society of Australia and New Zealand (IPSANZ) Conference, Queenstown, New Zealand, 07 September 2018 - 09 September 2018

Handler M, 2018, 'Revisiting Public Interest Defences to Copyright Infringement and Breach of Confidence: Do Equitable Doctrines Provide the Answer?', presented at Journal of Equity Conference, Intellectual Property and Equity, Sydney, 01 March 2018

Handler M, 2017, 'Inventing Harm: Reassessing the Origins and Reception of the First Trade Mark Anti-Dilution Statutes', presented at 36th ATRIP Congress, The Object and Purpose of Intellectual Property, Victoria University Wellington, New Zealand, 24 October 2017 - 26 October 2017

Handler M; Burrell R, 2017, 'Relative Grounds of Refusal Beyond Double Identity, and Non-Traditional Trade Marks', presented at Benchmarking Course for Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS), Singapore, 19 September 2017

Handler M, 2017, 'Inherent Distinctiveness and Foreign Language Trade Marks: Cantarella Bros v Modena Trading - 3 Years On', presented at Intellectual Property Society of Australia and New Zealand (IPSANZ), Sydney, 28 August 2017

Handler M, 2017, 'Disentangling Functionality, Distinctiveness and Use: The Australian Experience', presented at 8th Annual INTA Trademark Scholarship Symposium, Barcelona, 23 May 2017

Handler M; Burrell R, 2017, 'Cluttering', presented at Trade Marks at the Disciplinary Border: Current Australian Interdisciplinary and Empirical Research in Trade Mark Law, University of Melbourne, 20 February 2017

Handler M, 2017, 'What Should Constitute Infringement of a Non-Traditional Mark? The Role of Trade Mark Use', presented at The Protection of Non-Traditional Marks: Critical Perspectives, Singapore Management University, 26 January 2017 - 27 January 2017

Handler M, 2016, 'The Myth of Dilution by Tarnishment', presented at Intellectual Property Law Speakers' Series, Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, 19 September 2016 - 19 September 2016

Handler M, 2016, 'Trademark Law and Reputational Harm: The Limits of Antidilution Measures', presented at Faculty Colloquium, University of San Diego School of Law, 16 September 2016

Handler M, 2016, 'The Myth of Dilution by Tarnishment', presented at Intellectual Property Law Speakers' Series, Whittier Law School, Costa Mesa, CA, 15 September 2016

Handler M, 2016, 'Reconciling Copyright Law and Industry Practice in the Australian Film and Television Sector', presented at Corporate Innovation and Policy Seminar, University of San Diego School of Law, 07 September 2016

Handler M, 2016, 'Fair Use As an Advance on Fair Dealing: Which Points of Difference Don't Matter, and Which Ones Do?', presented at Comparative Dimensions of Exceptions and Limitations to Copyright, National University of Singapore, 21 July 2016 - 22 July 2016

Handler M, 2016, 'Non-traditional Trade Marks in Australia: Managing Competition Concerns in the Absence of a Functionality Exclusion', presented at INTA Annual General Meeting, Orlando, FL, 23 May 2016

Handler M, 2015, 'What Can Harm the Reputation of a Trade Mark? A Critical Re-Evaluation of Dilution by Tarnishment', presented at Centre for Media and Communications Law (CMCL) and Intellectual Property Research Institute of Australia (IPRIA), 2015 IP and Media Law Conference, University of Melbourne, 23 November 2015 - 24 November 2015

Handler M, 2015, 'Orders for Removal of Trade Marks from the Register and for the Cancellation of Registrations: Unresolved Issues', presented at Federal Court of Australia/Law Council of Australia (Business Law Section), Judges' Intellectual Property Workshop, Federal Court of Australia, Sydney, 28 August 2015 - 29 August 2015

Handler M, 2015, 'What Can Harm the Reputation of a Trade Mark? A Critical Re-Evaluation of Dilution by Tarnishment', presented at 6th Annual INTA Trademark Scholarship Symposium, San Diego, 04 May 2015

Handler M, 2014, 'A Critical Assessment of Trade Mark Distinctiveness and Descriptiveness under Australian Law', presented at 28th Annual Intellectual Property Society of Australia and New Zealand (IPSANZ) Conference, Queenstown, New Zealand, 19 September 2014 - 21 September 2014, http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2509994

Handler M, 2014, 'Trade Mark Dilution by Tarnishment: A Critical Re-evaluation', presented at Seminar Series, University of Auckland Business School, 17 September 2014

Bowrey K; Handler M, 2013, 'Instituting Copyright: Reconciling Copyright Law and Industry Practice in the Buying and Selling of TV Formats', presented at 5th Annual International Society for the History and Theory of Intellectual Property (ISHTIP) Workshop, Cultural Economy and Intellectual Property, Universite Pantheon-Assas (Paris 2), 26 June 2013 - 28 June 2013

Handler M, 2013, 'How Non-Legal Conceptions of the Consumer Can Help Trade Mark Law', presented at Can We Test Trade Mark's Image of the Consumer? Interdisciplinary Workshop, Broome, WA, 22 August 2013 - 23 August 2013

Handler M, 2013, 'What is the Relationship between Passing Off and Consumer Protection Legislation? What Should it Be?', presented at The Consumer in Trade Mark Law Workshop, University of Sydney, 19 August 2013

Handler M, 2013, 'Trade Marks and Plain Packaging: Lessons from the Australian Experience', presented at VU Centre for Law and Governance, International Lecture Series, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, 20 June 2013

Handler M, 2013, 'Zombie Marks? Ceased Registrations, Failed Applications and Citation Objections', presented at Institute of Patent and Trade Marks Attorneys (IPTA), Adelaide, 12 March 2013

Handler M, 2013, 'Zombie Marks? Ceased Registrations, Failed Applications and Citation Objections', presented at Institute of Patent and Trade Marks Attorneys (IPTA), Sydney, 04 March 2013 - 04 March 2013

Handler M, 2013, 'Zombie Marks? Ceased Registrations, Failed Applications and Citation Objections', presented at Institute of Patent and Trade Marks Attorneys (IPTA), Melbourne, 28 February 2013

Handler M, 2013, 'Zombie Marks? Ceased Registrations, Failed Applications and Citation Objections', presented at Institute of Patent and Trade Marks Attorneys (IPTA), Sydney, 26 February 2013

Handler M, 2012, 'A Critical Look at Trade Mark Dilution by Tarnishment in the EU and US', presented at Faculty of Law Seminar Series, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, 04 September 2012

Handler M, 2012, 'How Does the Personal Property Securities Act Intersect with IP Laws?', presented at LexisNexis Personal Property Securities 2012 Conference, Sydney, 14 June 2012

Handler M, 2012, 'The Personal Property Securities Act and Registered Trade Marks', presented at Intellectual Property Society of Australia and New Zealand (IPSANZ), Sydney, 27 March 2012

Handler M, 2011, 'Trademarks and Enforcement in Bilateral and Regional Trade Agreements', presented at WTO Advanced Regional Seminar for WTO Members and Observers in Asia and the Pacific, Challenges of Branding in a Developing World, Singapore, 14 November 2011 - 18 November 2011

Handler M, 2011, 'Collective Ownership of Geographical Terms - A Comparative Overview', presented at WTO Advanced Regional Seminar for WTO Members and Observers in Asia and the Pacific, Challenges of Branding in a Developing World, Singapore, 14 November 2011 - 18 November 2011

Handler M, 2011, 'Trademarks, Domain Names and New gTLDs: Legal Issues', presented at WTO Advanced Regional Seminar for WTO Members and Observers in Asia and the Pacific, Challenges of Branding in a Developing World, Singapore, 14 November 2011 - 18 November 2011

Handler M, 2011, 'Dilution: The Current Landscape, or, Is There a There There?', presented at Intellectual Property Society of Australia and New Zealand (IPSANZ), Sydney, 25 August 2011

Handler M, 2011, 'Use of a Trade Mark and Use as a Trade Mark: Recent Australian Developments', presented at Australasian IP Academics Conference, University of New South Wales, 04 February 2011 - 05 February 2011

Handler M, 2009, 'Trade Marks and Geographical Indications in the AUSFTA', presented at 2009 Fulbright Symposium: The US-Australia Free Trade Agreement: The Last Five Years, the Next Five Years, Canberra, 24 August 2009 - 25 August 2009

Handler M, 2008, 'The Legal Protection of High Technology in Australia', presented at Peking University Law School, Beijing, 06 June 2008

Handler M, 2008, 'Section 120(3) and the Dilution Mirage', presented at Trademark Regatta - Asia Pacific, International Trade Mark Association (INTA), Sydney, 11 March 2008 - 12 March 2008

Handler M, 2007, 'Trade Mark Dilution in Australia?', presented at Intellectual Property Society of Australia and New Zealand (IPSANZ), Melbourne, 26 July 2007

Handler M, 2006, 'Continuing Problems with Film Copyright', presented at Arts and Humanities Research Council Annual Conference on New Directions in Copyright, Birkbeck School of Law, London, 27 June 2006 - 28 June 2006

Handler M, 2005, 'Lessons from the Google News Copyright Controversy', presented at Google: Infinite Library, Copyright Pirate or Monopolist?, National Institute for Social Sciences and Law Forum, Canberra, 09 December 2005

Handler M, 2004, 'The EU's Geographical Indications Agenda and its Potential Impact on Australia', presented at ACIPA Seminar Series, The Australian National University, Canberra, 02 September 2004

Handler M, 2004, 'Television Broadcast Copyright: The Australian Experience', presented at Arts and Humanities Research Board Annual Conference on New Directions in Copyright, Birkbeck School of Law, London, 29 June 2004 - 30 June 2004

Handler M, 2004, 'Determining the Boundaries of Copyright Subject Matter', presented at 9th Annual ACIPA Copyright Conference, Copyright: Unlucky For Some?, Brisbane, 13 February 2004

Handler M, 2003, 'A Real Pea Souper”: The Panel Case and the Development of the Fair Dealing Defences to Copyright Infringement in Australia', presented at ACIPA Seminar Series, The Australian National University, Canberra, 10 April 2003 - 10 April 2003

Handler M, 2003, 'A Real Pea Souper”: The Panel Case and the Development of the Fair Dealing Defences to Copyright Infringement in Australia', presented at ACIPA Seminar Series, Brisbane, 27 February 2003

Handler M, 2002, 'Use “As a Trade Mark” in the Context of Trade Mark Infringement', presented at Faculty of Law, The Australian National University, Canberra, 18 July 2002

Book Chapters

Handler M, 2023, 'Reimagining Trademark Exhaustion: Does Australia's New Defense Offer a Way Forward?', in Beebe B; Sun H (ed.), Charting Limitations on Trademark Rights, Oxford University Press, Oxford, pp. 213 - 236, http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3503150

Alexander I; Handler M, 2021, 'Leaders and Litigants: Looking for Women in Copyright Cases', in Bowrey K (ed.), Feminist Perspectives on Law, Law Schools and Law Reform: Essays in Honour of Professor Jill McKeough, Federation Press, Sydney, pp. 118 - 146

Burrell R; Handler M, 2021, '(Re)claiming Trade Mark Protection', in Dinwoodie G; Janis M (ed.), Research Handbook on Trademark Law Reform, Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, UK, pp. 51 - 76, https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3776893

Handler M; Hudson E, 2021, 'Fair Use As an Advance on Fair Dealing? Depolarizing the Debate', in Balganesh S; Ng-Loy W-L; Sun H (ed.), The Cambridge Handbook of Copyright Limitations and Exceptions, Cambridge University Press, New York, pp. 140 - 157, https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3387127

Burrell R; Handler M, 2020, 'Trademark Transactions in Common Law Countries: Liberalisation and Its Limits', in Calboli I; Ginsburg J (ed.), The Cambridge Handbook of International and Comparative Trademark Law, Cambridge University Press, New York, pp. 607 - 619, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/9781108399456.039

Burrell R; Handler M, 2020, 'Keyword Advertising and Actionable Consumer Confusion', in Aplin T (ed.), Research Handbook on Intellectual Property and Digital Technologies, Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, UK, pp. 426 - 444, https://www.elgaronline.com/view/edcoll/9781785368332/9781785368332.xml

Handler M, 2018, 'What Should Constitute Infringement of a Non-Traditional Mark? The Role of "Trademark Use"', in Calboli I; Senftleben M (ed.), The Protection of Non-Traditional Trademarks: Critical Perspectives, Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK, pp. 165 - 184, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198826576.003.0009

Handler M, 2017, 'Recoding Famous Brands in Advertising and in Entertainment Products: Case Studies on the So-called Harms of Trade Mark Dilution', in Richardson M; Ricketson S (ed.), Research Handbook on Intellectual Property in Media and Entertainment, Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, UK, pp. 290 - 315

Burrell R; Handler M, 2016, 'Registering Security Interests over Trademarks in Australia: Theory and Practice', in Calboli I; De Werra J (ed.), The Law and Practice of Trademark Transactions: A Global and Local Outlook, Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, UK, pp. 197 - 219

Handler M, 2016, 'Rethinking GI Extension', in Gangjee DS (ed.), Research Handbook on Intellectual Property and Geographical Indications, Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, UK, pp. 146 - 182, https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2862897

Handler M; Mercurio B, 2015, 'Intellectual Property', in Lester S; Mercurio B; Bartels L (ed.), Bilateral and Regional Trade Agreements: Commentary and Analysis, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, pp. 324 - 363

Bowrey KA; Handler M, 2014, 'Franchise Dynamics, Creativity and the Law', in Bowrey K; Handler M (ed.), Law and Creativity in the Age of the Entertainment Franchise, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, pp. 3 - 26, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139626781.002

Bowrey KA; Handler M, 2014, 'Instituting Copyright: Reconciling Copyright Law and Industry Practice in the Australian Film and Television Sector', in Bowrey KA; Handler M (ed.), Law and Creativity in the Age of the Entertainment Franchise, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, pp. 140 - 169, http://www.cambridge.org/au/academic/subjects/law/intellectual-property/law-and-creativity-age-entertainment-franchise?format=HB

Handler M; Burrell R, 2011, 'GI Blues: The Global Disagreement over Geographical Indications', in Bowrey K; Handler M; Nicol D (ed.), Emerging Challenges in Intellectual Property, edn. Original, Oxford University Press, Melbourne, pp. 126 - 144, https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2125818

Handler M; Mercurio BC, 2009, 'Intellectual Property', in Lester S; Mercurio B (ed.), Bilateral and Regional Trade Agreements: Commentary and Analysis, edn. Original, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, pp. 308 - 341, https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1668403

Handler M, 2007, 'Continuing Problems with Film Copyright', in MacMillan F (ed.), New Directions in Copyright Law: Volume 6, edn. Original, Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, UK, pp. 173 - 195, https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1399195

Handler M, 2006, 'Television Broadcast Copyright: The Australian Experience', in Macmillan F (ed.), New Directions in Copyright Law: Volume 2, edn. 2, Edward Elgar, Cheltenham UK, pp. 159 - 178

Reports

Alexander I; Bowrey K; Handler M; Giblin R; Weatherall K, 2022, Submission 15 to Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications Consultation on the Exposure Draft of the Copyright Amendment (Access Reform) Bill 2021, https://www.infrastructure.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/copyrightar2021-submission-no-15-australian-ip-academics.pdf

Bowrey K; Handler M; Aoun F, 2021, Submission to IP Australia’s Indigenous Knowledge Consultation Paper, https://www.ipaustralia.gov.au/sites/default/files/unsw_faculty_law_justice_submission_to_ip_australia_indigenous_knowledge_consultation_28_may_2021-1.pdf

Alexander I; Bowrey KA; Giblin R; Handler M; McKeough J; Pappalardo K; Ricketson S; Suzor N; Weatherall K, 2018, Submission to the Department of Communications and the Arts, Copyright Modernisation Consultation, https://www.communications.gov.au/sites/g/files/net301/f/submissions/alexander_et_al.pdf

Handler M; Burrell R, 2018, Submission 5 to the Senate Economics Legislation Committee, Inquiry into the Intellectual Property Laws Amendment (Productivity Commission Response Part 1 and Other Measures) Bill 2018, https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Economics/IntellectualProperty2018/Submissions

Handler M; Burrell R, 2017, Submission to the Australian Government on Productivity Commission Inquiry Report, Intellectual Property Arrangements (Report No. 78, 23 September 2016), https://industry.gov.au/innovation/Michael-Handler-and-Robert-Burrell.docx, https://consult.industry.gov.au/ip/ip-productivity-commission-inquiry/consultation/published_select_respondent

Alexander I; Bond C; Bowrey KA; Burrell R; Handler M; Greenleaf G; Nicol D; Neilsen J; Weatherall K, 2016, Submission 505 to Productivity Commission, Intellectual Property Arrangements: Draft Report, http://www.pc.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0010/201520/subdr505-intellectual-property.pdf

Weatherall K; Bowrey KA; Handler M; Alexander I, 2016, Submission to Department of Communications on exposure draft of the Copyright Amendment (Disability Access and Other Measures) Bill 2016 (Cth)

Weatherall K; Handler M; Alexander I, 2015, Submission 99 to Productivity Commission, Intellectual Property Arrangements: Issues Paper, http://www.pc.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0007/194857/sub099-intellectual-property.pdf

Burrell R; Handler M, 2015, Submission 92 to Productivity Commission, Intellectual Property Arrangements: Issues Paper

Burrell R; Handler M, 2014, Response to Attorney-General's Department, Review of the Personal Property Securities Act 2009, Consultation Paper 2, https://www.ag.gov.au/Consultations/Documents/PPSReview/ResponsesToPaper2/PPSReviewConsultationPaper2Response01.pdf

Alexander I; Burrell R; Handler M; Hudson E; Weatherall K, 2014, Submission to Attorney-General's Department and Department of Communications, Online Copyright Infringement Discussion Paper, http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2490744

Burrell R; Handler M; Hudson E; Weatherall K, 2013, Submission 713 to Australian Law Reform Commission on Discussion Paper 79: Copyright and the Digital Economy, http://www.alrc.gov.au/sites/default/files/subs/713._org_internationalipresearchers.pdf

Burrell R; Handler M; Hudson E; Weatherall K, 2013, Submission 716 to Australian Law Reform Commission on Discussion Paper 79: Copyright and the Digital Economy, Australian Law Reform Commission, http://www.alrc.gov.au/sites/default/files/subs/716._org_r_burrell__m_handler_e_hudson_k_weatherall.pdf

Burrell R; Handler M; Hudson E; Weatherall K, 2012, Submission 278 to Australian Law Reform Commission on Issues Paper 42: Copyright and the Digital Economy, Australian Law Reform Commission, http://www.alrc.gov.au/sites/default/files/subs/278.burrellhandlerhudsonweatherall.pdf

Burrell R; Handler M, 2012, Submission to IP Australia on exposure draft of the Intellectual Property Legislation Amendment Regulation 2012 (Cth)

Handler M, 2012, Australia and the South Pacific in M. Senftleben (ed), Study on Misappropriation of Signs, World Intellectual Property Organization Committee on Development and Intellectual Property, WIPO, CDIP/9/INF/5

Handler M; Burrell R, 2011, Submission to IP Australia on exposure draft of the Intellectual Property Laws Amendment (Raising the Bar) Bill 2011 (Cth), http://ipaustralia.libguides.com/ld.php?content_id=22168050

Handler M; Burrell R, 2005, Commercialisation and Management of Intellectual Property – Guidelines for Researchers and Research Managers, Canprint, Canberra, 05-005, https://www.agrifutures.com.au/wp-content/uploads/publications/05-005.pdf

Other

Handler M, 2019, Review of 'Geographical Indications at the Crossroads of Trade, Development and Culture: Focus on Asia-Pacific' by I. Calboli and W-L. Ng-Loy (eds), Queen Mary Journal of Intellectual Property, vol. 9, pp. 122 - 124, , http://dx.doi.org/10.4337/qmjip.2019.01.07

Handler M, 2018, Review of 'International Intellectual Property and the ASEAN Way: Pathways to Interoperability' by E. Ng and G. Austin (eds), Journal of Intellectual Property Law and Practice, vol. 13, pp. 337 - 338, , http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jiplp/jpy022

Bowrey K; Handler M, 2016, 'Medicare Logo Case Shows the Urgent Need to Update Australia's IP Laws', The Conversation, 30 November 2016, , https://theconversation.com/medicare-logo-case-shows-the-urgent-need-to-update-australias-ip-laws-69458

Handler M, 2007, Review of 'Copyright Law in the Digital Society: The Challenges of Multimedia' by T. Aplin, European Law Review, vol. 32, pp. 422 - 424, Sweet & Maxwell,

Handler M, 2005, 'Lessons from the Google News Controversy', openDemocracy, 16 December 2005, , https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/google_3130jsp/

Edited Books

Bowrey KA; Handler M, (ed.), 2014, Law and Creativity in the Age of the Entertainment Franchise, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK, http://www.cambridge.org/au/academic/subjects/law/intellectual-property/law-and-creativity-age-entertainment-franchise?format=HB&isbn=9781107039896

Bowrey KA; Handler M; Nicol D, (eds.), 2011, Emerging Challenges in Intellectual Property, Oxford University Press, Melbourne

Preprints