Véronique Pouillard is Professor of International History in the Department of Archeology, Conservation and History, University of Oslo. She is working on firms and innovation through history. She has published Paris to New York. The Transatlantic Fashion Industry in the Twentieth Century (2021). Her articles have been published in many journals including Business History, Journalism Studies, New Global Studies, and Resources Policy.

• IntroductionChapter 1Patents during and after the rubber regime: The beginnings of intellectual property in colonial Congo (1880s-1940s)Chapter 2Made in Congo? Trademarks and geographical indications in colonial Congo (1880s-1940s)Chapter 3Crafts, customs, and commons in the Congo during the interwar period (1910s-1940s)Chapter 4Copyright and music during the last decade of colonial Congo (1948 to the 1960s)Chapter 5Toward the postcolony (1960s to the 1970s)Conclusion

Véronique Pouillard is Professor of International History in the Department of Archeology, Conservation and History, University of Oslo. She is working on firms and innovation through history. She has published Paris to New York. The Transatlantic Fashion Industry in the Twentieth Century (2021). Her articles have been published in many journals including Business History, Journalism Studies, New Global Studies, and Resources Policy.

• IntroductionChapter 1Patents during and after the rubber regime: The beginnings of intellectual property in colonial Congo (1880s-1940s)Chapter 2Made in Congo? Trademarks and geographical indications in colonial Congo (1880s-1940s)Chapter 3Crafts, customs, and commons in the Congo during the interwar period (1910s-1940s)Chapter 4Copyright and music during the last decade of colonial Congo (1948 to the 1960s)Chapter 5Toward the postcolony (1960s to the 1970s)Conclusion

Véronique Pouillard is Professor of International History in the Department of Archeology, Conservation and History, University of Oslo. She is working on firms and innovation through history. She has published Paris to New York. The Transatlantic Fashion Industry in the Twentieth Century (2021). Her articles have been published in many journals including Business History, Journalism Studies, New Global Studies, and Resources Policy.

• IntroductionChapter 1Patents during and after the rubber regime: The beginnings of intellectual property in colonial Congo (1880s-1940s)Chapter 2Made in Congo? Trademarks and geographical indications in colonial Congo (1880s-1940s)Chapter 3Crafts, customs, and commons in the Congo during the interwar period (1910s-1940s)Chapter 4Copyright and music during the last decade of colonial Congo (1948 to the 1960s)Chapter 5Toward the postcolony (1960s to the 1970s)Conclusion