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The Global IP Upward Ratchet, Anti-Counterfeiting and Piracy Enforcement Efforts: The State of Play, IQsensato Occasional Papers No. 1, Geneva: June 2008.
By Susan Sell, George Washington University

In this seminal paper, Prof. Sell reviews the current global efforts to ratchet up IP enforcement. She provides incisive analysis of the key government and industry players behind these efforts, their motivations, and strategies, national, regionally and internationally, as well as the state of discussions and trends in key international institutions and forums.

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