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An Empirical Analysis of Development Processes for Anticipatory Standards

Mitra, Prasenjit; Purao, Sandeep; Bagby, John W.; … - Pennsylvania State University; Pennsylvania State University; … - 2005

There is an evolution in the process used by standards-developmentorganizations (SDOs) and this is changing the prevailing standardsdevelopment activity (SDA) for information and communications technology(ICT). The process is progressing from traditional SDA modes, typicallyinvolving the...

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Intellectual Property Rights and Their Impacts in Developing Countries: An Empirical Analysis of Maize Breeding in Mexico

Leger, Andreanne - 2005

There is little empirical evidence concerning the effects of intellectual property rights (IPR) on a technologically advanced developing country. Complete enumeration of the Mexican maize breeding industry showed that, contrary to the hypothesis that IPR would provide, in a technologically...

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GENETICALLY MODIFIED CROP INNOVATIONS AND PRODUCT DIFFERENTIATION: TRADE AND WELFARE EFFECTS IN THE SOYBEAN COMPLEX

Sobolevsky, Andrei; Moschini, GianCarlo; Lapan, Harvey E. - 2002

We develop a new partial equilibrium, four-region world trade model for the soybean complex comprising soybeans … Rest of the World all gain from the introduction of RR soybeans, although some groups of agents (producers or consumers …) may lose. Compared to free trade with no domestic bans, a ban on RR production in the Rest of the World improves that …

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Coase's Penguin, or, Linux and the Nature of the Firm

Benkler, Yochai - 2002

."The emergence of free software as a substantial force in the software development world poses a puzzle for this organization theory …

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Enigma of Intellectual Property Rights: How Long Shall We Miss the Opportunities?

Gupta, Anil K. - 1997

impossible for them to do world class R&D and pursue the path of prosperity through protection of intellectual property rights …

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Knowledge origin, innovations and growth in ayurvedic bioprospection: references from Kerala

Harilal, M. S. - 2008

The recent manufacturing interest in traditional medical systems and biodiversity sectorsis directly related to the profitable innovations that traditional knowledge can generate. Inthis context, this study attempts to understand the nature of knowledge origin andinnovative process in the drug...

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Breaking the Fence: Patent Rights and Biomedical Innovation in “Technology Followers”

Sampath, Padmashree Gehl - 2006

The impact of patent protection on biomedical innovation has been a controversial issue.Although a “medical anti-commons” has been predicted due to a proliferation of patents onupstream technologies, evidence to test these concerns is only now emerging. However, mostindustrial surveys that...

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Benefiting from Technological Innovation Through Patent Strategy: A Case Study of a Textile Company in China

Liu, Ju; Xiao, Yan-gao; Liu, Jing - 2006

This paper focuses on the practice of technological innovation in a state owned enterprises(SOE) which operates in traditional industry and is located in an underdeveloped region of a developing country. It is about best practice of benefiting from technological innovationthrough patent strategy...

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PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS IN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH: AN ANALYSIS OF CHALLENGES FACING INDUSTRY AND THE CONSULTATIVE GROUP ON INTERNATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH

Spielman, David J.; von Grebmer, Klaus - 2004

Public-private partnerships offer potentially important opportunities for pro-pooragricultural research in developing countries. Yet in the international agricultural researchcommunity--and with regard to the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research(CGIAR) itself--we see few...

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THE ECONOMICS OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS UNDER IMPERFECT ENFORCEMENT: DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, BIOTECHNOLOGY AND THE TRIPS AGREEMENT

Giannakas, Konstantinos - 2001

countries around the world – a strategy adopted byleading innovators in the sector. Finally, the results suggest that if the …

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