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Intellectual property’s real power: its social life, not just legal rights.
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The Social Life of Intellectual Property
Justice, Patents, and Care
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336 pages
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18 February 2027
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Summary
This open access book argues that Intellectual Property’s meaning and value flows from its circulation as an idea, not just from legal rights.
This ‘social life’ of Intellectual Property (IP) moves between being normatively defined, socially constructed, institutionally embedded, and conceptually practiced across legal, scientific, commercial, and political fields. These processes are ubiquitous and shape relations of recognition, distribution, and exclusion.
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Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781509990993 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1509990992 |
| Author: | Siva Thambisetty |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Imprint: | Hart Publishing |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 336 |
| Release Date: | 18 February 2027 |
| Dimensions: | 156mm x 234mm |
A-Format111 × 178 mm
B-Format130 × 198 mm
C-Format153 × 234 mm

156 × 234 mm
A4210 × 297 mm
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About The Author
Siva Thambisetty
Siva Thambisetty is Associate Professor of Intellectual Property Law at the London School of Economics, UK.
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