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The Capture Of International Intellectual Property Law Through The U.S. Trade Regime, Margot E. Kaminski
The Capture Of International Intellectual Property Law Through The U.S. Trade Regime, Margot E. Kaminski
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For years, the United States has included intellectual property ("IP") law in its free trade agreements. This Article finds that the IP law in recent U.S. free trade agreements differs subtly but significantly from U.S. IP law. These differences are not the result of deliberate government choices, but of the capture of the U.S. trade regime.
A growing number of voices has publicly criticized the lack of transparency and democratic accountability in the trade agreement negotiating process. But legal scholarship largely praises the 'fast track" trade negotiating system. This Article reorients the debate over the trade negotiating process away from …