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This paper addresses the effects of a stronger patent system in developing countries on the quality of transferred technology and welfare. We show that a stronger patent system can reduce the quality of licensed technology. The presence of technology licensing may encourage the developing...
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, especially in developing countries. The question this paper seeks to address is whether patents constitute a hindrance to access …
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injunctions for pharmaceutical patents in those jurisdictions (with occasional reference to other common-law jurisdictions …
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The World Trade Organization (WTO) linked intellectual property protection with trade. The WTO Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS Agreement), however, included a number of public health flexibilities in order to provide latitude to the Member States to...
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The major bone of contention between the developed and developing countries in the TRIPS negotiations was patents for … pharmaceuticals. The US-led developed countries bloc argued in favour of patents for pharmaceuticals amidst opposition from Brazil …, India and other countries. Ample evidence, including patented AZT for HIV/AIDS treatment, showed that patents could make …
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might enhance, or dampen, a firm's responsiveness to the availability of product patents. The picture presented here …
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We study the incentive that a government in the South has to protect the intellectual property rights of Northern firms, and the consequences of the decision taken by the South for welfare in the North and for efficiency of the world equilibrium. We conduct our analysis in the context of a...
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patents available for pharmaceutical products and processes to meet its obligations under the Agreement on Trade Related … affordable generic medicines when it starts granting patents for pharmaceuticals. It systematically compares Cambodia's IP laws … access to medicines despite the introduction of pharmaceutical patents. It identifies lessons for Cambodia from the …
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