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Intellectual property’s real power: its social life, not just legal rights.
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The Social Life of Intellectual Property

Justice, Patents, and Care

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    336 pages

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    18 February 2027

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Summary

This open access book argues that Intellectual Property’s meaning and value flows from its circulation as an idea, not just from legal rights.

This ‘social life’ of Intellectual Property (IP) moves between being normatively defined, socially constructed, institutionally embedded, and conceptually practiced across legal, scientific, commercial, and political fields. These processes are ubiquitous and shape relations of recognition, distribution, and exclusion.

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Book Details

ISBN-13:9781509990993
ISBN-10:1509990992
Author:Siva Thambisetty
Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:Hart Publishing
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:336
Release Date:18 February 2027
Dimensions:156mm x 234mm
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About The Author

Siva Thambisetty

Siva Thambisetty is Associate Professor of Intellectual Property Law at the London School of Economics, UK.

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