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Regime Shifting in the International Intellectual Property System

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 February 2009

Laurence R. Helfer
Laurence R. Helfer
Affiliation:
Vanderbilt University Law School. E-mail: larry.helfer@vanderbilt.edu
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Abstract

The international intellectual property system provides an important illustration of how regime complexity shapes domestic and international strategies of states and non-state actors. This article describes and graphically illustrates the multifaceted nature of the international intellectual property system. It then analyzes the consequences of regime complexity for international and domestic politics, emphasizing the strategy of regime shifting and its consequences for chessboard politics and the domestic implementation of international rules.

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Symposium
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Perspectives on Politics , Volume 7 , Issue 1 , March 2009 , pp. 39 - 44
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Copyright © American Political Science Association 2009

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