Over the past decade, the production of intellectual property rights (IPRs) has undergone tremendous changes--fostered on the one hand, by a widening of the range of products and technologies covered by proprietary rights and on the other hand, by policy shifts that have initiated a move towards globally harmonized standards of protection. This discussion paper reviews these changes and their implications for developing countries. It briefly outlines the main IPRs instruments, the institutions that govern IPRs at the national and international level, and the importance of IPRs in various economic activities. The economic effects of different IPRs regimes and their relationship to other areas of public policy are discussed subsequently. Based on this review, the paper explores approaches to IPRs reforms in developing countries. The authors conclude that recent changes in the IPRs field pose significant challenges to the developing world. At the same time, developing countries can enhance the benefits of recent policy changes by establishing an effective institutional framework for IPRs--one that facilitates access of local entrepreneurs to the IPRs system and that adopts a pro-competitive approach to intellectual property. Assistance from industrialized countries and multilateral organizations can make important contributions in this regard.
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作者
Braga, Carlos A. Primo, Fink, Carsten, Sepulveda,
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文件日期
2000/03/31
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文件类型
出版
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报告号
WDP412
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卷号
1
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Total Volume(s)
1
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国家
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地区
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发布日期
2010/07/01
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Disclosure Status
Disclosed
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文件名称
Intellectual property rights and economic development
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关键词
information and communication technology;economics of intellectual property;enforcement of intellectual property right;information for development program;protection of intellectual property right;high standards of protection;intellectual property rights;intellectual property protection;gross fixed capital formation;high levels of protection;computer and information services;balance of payment statistic;intellectual property right regime;agriculture industry;foreign direct investment;trips agreement;diffusion of knowledge;trade secret;term of protection;dispute settlement procedure;knowledge for development;dissemination of knowledge;forms of protection;gnp per capita;license fee;industrial country;power sector regulation;marriage of convenience;investments in science;policy and institution;creation of knowledge;purchasing power parity;official exchange rate;extent of coverage;public sector institution;economies in transition;national patent law;banking sector distress;global development finance;socialist market economy;economies of scale;health care financing;barriers to movement;domestic capital formation;public education spending;export of goods;local organizational capacity;financial sector development;multilateral trade order;Rural Travel and Transport;educational classroom use;industrial property right;protection of information;number of patents;reinvestment of earnings;dispute settlement system;national science foundation;high technology product;importation of goods;
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