Intellectual property

Bilateral and Regional Trade Agreements: Commentary and Analysis

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 308-341

  Handler, Michael ^a   Mercurio, Bryan ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c Tim Fischer Centre for Global Trade and Finance   (Australia)

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EID: 84927074921     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511575983.012     Document Type: Chapter

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