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| Title: | Strengthening the Patent Regime: Benefits for Developing Countries - A Survey |
| Authors: | Sharma, Ruchi
Saxena, K K |
| Keywords: | TRIPS Agreement
Developing Countries
Innovation
Technology Transfer |
| Issue Date: | Mar-2012 |
| Publisher: | NISCAIR-CSIR, India |
| Abstract: | This
paper reviews theoretical and empirical literature that originated
predominantly during and after TRIPS, focusing on the influence of changes in
patent protection on developing countries. Previous studies identify two
channels of gain for developing countries, from strong patent rights. Firstly,
the promotion channel whereby, patent rights affect innovativeness of the South
and concomitantly its economic growth. Theoretical studies do not give
unambiguous hypotheses concerning the influence of patent protection on
domestic innovation leaving it for empirical investigation. The empirical
studies vary in their approach and produce mixed results. Secondly, theory
suggests that the patent rights of the South facilitate the transfer of
technologies from the North, by means of trade, FDI, and licensing. With
reference to the technology transfer, though empirical studies yield some
positive results, however, the vintage of the technology and its
appropriateness still remain unexplored. The paper concludes that though patent
protection has been made exogenous to economy, the impact of the same is still
dependent upon the relative financial realities of an individual economy. |
| Page(s): | 122-132 |
| CC License: |  CC Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.5 India |
| ISSN: | 0975-1076 (Online); 0971-7544 (Print) |
| Source: | JIPR Vol.17(2) [March 2012]
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