This book has been prepared within the framework of the European Union Erasmus+ Programme “Developing and Strengthening the Operational and Personal Capacities of Public and Non-Public Institutions in Providing Support Services for Refugees, Migrants and Migrants through Innovative Approaches” Project (2022-1-TR01-KA220-ADU-000086246) implemented by the Turkish National Agency. In addition, this book has been prepared with the contributions and approvals of all project partners. Project partners;

Turkey Partner Organisations:

– ADYU – Adiyaman University, TR

– BAIBU – Bolu Abant Izzet Baysal University, TR

– DEGDER – Association for Understanding and Social Support of Disadvantaged Groups, TR

– DU – Düzce University, TR

German Partner Organisation:

– ECF – Eurecons Förderagentur GmbH, GE

Hungarian Partner Organisation:

– HP – Human Profess Kozhasznu Nonprofit Korlatolt Felelossegu Tarsasag, HU

Slovakia Partner Organisation:

– SPLB – Spoluprácou Pre Lepšiu Budúcnos?, SK

The 1994 agreement on Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) led to a radical shift in the functioning of the world economy. It was the result of intense lobbying by Northern intellectual property intensive firms, set the international standards and objectives for the protection of IP. This book uncovers the collusions between state and capital that rendered possible the emergence of the harshest global intellectual property regulations to date. The current global IP regime is akin to a mercantilist system in which states, far from losing power against the growing internationalization of economic regulations, put their capacities in service of “their” intellectual property-intensive corporations.