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Moments in law : contestation and settlement in the history of intellectual property. / Sell, Susan; May, Christopher.
In: Review of International Political Economy, Vol. 8, No. 3, 2001, p. 467-500.

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Sell, S & May, C 2001, 'Moments in law : contestation and settlement in the history of intellectual property.', Review of International Political Economy, vol. 8, no. 3, pp. 467-500. https://doi.org/10.1080/09692290110055849

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Sell, S., & May, C. (2001). Moments in law : contestation and settlement in the history of intellectual property. Review of International Political Economy, 8(3), 467-500. https://doi.org/10.1080/09692290110055849

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Sell S, May C. Moments in law : contestation and settlement in the history of intellectual property. Review of International Political Economy. 2001;8(3):467-500. doi: 10.1080/09692290110055849

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Sell, Susan ; May, Christopher. / Moments in law : contestation and settlement in the history of intellectual property. In: Review of International Political Economy. 2001 ; Vol. 8, No. 3. pp. 467-500.

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