Geographical Indications of Origin: When GIs Become Commodities, All Gloves Come Off
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عنوان ژورنال: IIC - International Review of Intellectual Property and Competition Law
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0018-9855,2195-0237
DOI: 10.1007/s40319-015-0396-y