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Assessing the impact of IPRs on development: A view from the developing world
Author(s) -
Ghio Ramiro Lopez
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of international development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.533
H-Index - 66
eISSN - 1099-1328
pISSN - 0954-1748
DOI - 10.1002/jid.1722
Subject(s) - intellectual property , developing country , negotiation , international trade , consumption (sociology) , business , developed country , population , international economics , economics , economic growth , political science , law , environmental health , medicine , sociology , social science
During the last years developed countries succeeded in introducing intellectual property rights into the international agenda. Developing countries were unwilling to adopt policies to protect intellectual assets since price increases of patented products restrict their consumption to certain population groups. In the case of intellectual property rights in the health industry, developed countries have understood that the level of protection reached at the WTO is insufficient and they have sought to harden the rules through bilateral agreements. This paper considers the benefit for developing countries to reach regional agreements between them and negotiate in block with developed countries. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.