P. Sean Morris (Univ. of Helsinki - Law) has published
Intellectual Property and the Law of Nations, 1860-1920 (Brill | Nijhoff 2022). The table of contents is
here. Here's the abstract:
What was the state of the law and how states managed to fulfil their international legal obligations under the law of nations with respect to intellectual property protection? 13 contributors show how the transition of intellectual property from private rights holders and their non-state patrons evolves into state lawmaking. The book presents these transitions through international legal perspectives and the history of intellectual property rights in late modern societies in Europe, the United States, Asia and Colonial States in Africa.
