BANERJEE, SWAPNENDU; KABIRAJ, TARUN - In: The Singapore Economic Review (SER) 56 (2011) 01, pp. 51-59
We show that under some conditions, it is optimal for the non-innovating south to give patent protection for a longer period than the innovating north. However, a cooperative patent agreement involves a larger protection by each country compared to the non-cooperative situation.