This paper studies the global synchronicity of technology and its impact on the economy. We employ dynamic factor analysis to decompose patent data in different digital technologies for various countries into global and country-specific factors. Our findings confirm the existence of global and...

Despite the emphasis of international IP treaties, such as the TRIPS Agreement, on common minimum IP standards, considerable diversity exists among developing countries regarding the nature and scope of IP standards, approaches to administration and enforcement, and the responsiveness of...

WIPO and the international unions it administers are essentially and designedly intergovernmental in character, a defining quality that flows through WIPO's governance structure and processes. Yet non-governmental actors – other IGOs and especially international and national NGOs – have at...