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Intellectual Property Rights and Economic Development

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Braga, C.A.P.
Fink, C.
Sepulveda, C.P.
Abstract

Over the course of history, different legal instruments for protecting intellectual property have emerged. These instruments differ in their subject matter, extent of protection, and field of application, reflecting society's objective to balance the interests of creators and consumers for different types of intellectual works. These legal instruments are just one of the pieces that form a national system of intellectual property protection. Also crucial to the system's overall effectiveness are the institutions administering these instruments, the mechanisms available for enforcing IPRs, and the rules regarding the treatment of non-nationals. To address some of the issues concerning IPRs, this paper defines what they are and attempts to evaluate the relationship between the protection of intellectual property and economic activity in developing countries. It also summarizes the economic effects of IPRs in terms of creation and diffusion of knowledge and information; and market structure and prices. Furthermore, it discusses the reformation of IPRs regimes and makes recommendations for their administration and enforcement.

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Paper provided by World Bank in its series World Bank - Discussion Papers with number 412.

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Date of creation: 2000
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Keywords: PROPERTY RIGHTS DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

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K10 - Law and Economics - - Basic Areas of Law - - - General (Constitutional Law)
O30 - Economic Development, Technological Change, and Growth - - Technological Change - - - General
O34 - Economic Development, Technological Change, and Growth - - Technological Change - - - Intellectual Property Rights

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  1. Alireza Naghavi, 2005. "Strategic Intellectual Property Rights Policy and North-South Technology Transfer," Working Papers 2005.18, Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei. [Downloadable!]
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  2. Baroncelli, Eugenia & Kink, Carsten & Smarzynska Javorcik, Beata, 2004. "The global distribution of trademarks - some stylized facts," Policy Research Working Paper Series 3270, The World Bank. [Downloadable!]
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  3. Thitima Puttitanun, 2007. "Intellectual Property Rights as a Signal," Working Papers 0023, San Diego State University, Department of Economics. [Downloadable!]
  4. Watson, Robert & Crawford, Michael & Farley, Sara, 2003. "Strategic approaches to science and technology in development," Policy Research Working Paper Series 3026, The World Bank. [Downloadable!]
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