The impact of patent protection on biomedical innovation has been a controversial issue. Although a "medical anti … difficult to predict the impact of patenting on biomedical innovation in developing and least developed countries. This paper … develops a framework of analysis for the impact of patent rights on biomedical innovation in "technology follower" developing …

has changed the essential nature of innovation - driven by widespread access to the ability to replicate and improve … - remains the same. Hence a focus on endogenous innovation policy is as relevant today as it was 50 years ago. …