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Directions in Intellectual Property Law Research: A Linguistic Contribution 知识产权法研究方向:语言学贡献

Handbook of Intellectual Property Research Pub Date : 2020-11-05 DOI: 10.1093/oso/9780198826743.003.0023

A. Durant, J. Davis

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Intellectual Property Law and Geography 知识产权法与地理

Handbook of Intellectual Property Research Pub Date : 2018-07-03 DOI: 10.1093/oso/9780198826743.003.0016

M. Trimble

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A Post-Colonial Framework for Researching Intellectual Property History 知识产权历史研究的后殖民框架

Handbook of Intellectual Property Research Pub Date : 2018-04-11 DOI: 10.1093/oso/9780198826743.003.0017

Michael Birnhack

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