"Historically, few topics have proven to be so controversial in the international intellectual property arena as the protection of geographical indications (GIs). The adoption of TRIPS in 1994 did not resolve the disagreements on the issue, and countries world-wide continue to quarrel as to the...

Introduction : framing the law of nations in intellectual property in the nineteenth century / P. Sean Morris -- The key historical influences leading to the Paris convention for the protection of industrial property of 1883 / Louise J. Duncan -- Challenging the normative impact of technological...