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The World Intellectual Property Organization: Resurgence and the development agenda. / May, Christopher.
Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, 2006. 134 p.

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May, C 2006, The World Intellectual Property Organization: Resurgence and the development agenda. Routledge Taylor & Francis Group. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203004067

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May, C. (2006). The World Intellectual Property Organization: Resurgence and the development agenda. Routledge Taylor & Francis Group. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203004067

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May C. The World Intellectual Property Organization: Resurgence and the development agenda. Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, 2006. 134 p. doi: 10.4324/9780203004067

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May, Christopher. / The World Intellectual Property Organization : Resurgence and the development agenda. Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, 2006. 134 p.

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