Synopses & Reviews
Analysis of the power of multinational corporations in moulding international law on intellectual property rights.
Review
"...a remarkably gripping narrative that powerfully challenges some traditional beliefs...In addition to providing accessible and concise accounts of the genesis and subsequent development of TRIPS [Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights], Professor Sell also provides additional insights of her own that make her book particularly notable as a resource...This book should have wide appeal to a diverse audience that includes political scientists or international relations theorists, as well as those who are more interested primarily in TRIPS, or the development of international intellectual property law." Emory International Law Review
Table of Contents
1. Introduction; 2. Structures, agents, and institutions; 3. US intellectual property rights in historical perspective; 4. The domestic origins of a trade-based approach to intellectual property; 5. The Intellectual Property Committee and transnational mobilization; 6. Life after TRIPS: aggression and opposition; 7. Conclusion: structured agency revisited.