Intellectual property rights (IPR) in biotechnology are having a dramatic negative effect on the progress of nonprofit research. Although patent policy and law intend to facilitate research progress, the current practice has led to many barriers in access and use of genetic materials and DNA technology. Such barriers restrict the free exchange of information and threaten the health of our natio...

This paper investigates in an exploratory manner the licensing strategies pursued by firms whose business model is based on developing and licensing out their intellectual property rights (IPRs). These are not traditional suppliers, since they do not engage in production or commercialization, but focus solely on invention. While considerable anecdotal evidence exists about these IP vendors, the...

Abstract: The WTO Agreement on Trade-Related Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) will usher in a markedly stronger global system of defining and protecting intellectual property rights (IPRs). This paper analyses TRIPS as a global regulatory device. It first discusses the concept of intellectual property and the need for its protection and regulation. It presents evidence on the wide variation...

I analyze the welfare implications of protecting intellectual property rights (IPRs) in developing countries through its impact on innovation, market structure, and technology transfer. FDI, tariffs, and cooperation are introduced to the strategic IPR literature. In a North-South framework, the Southern government sets the IPR policy strategically by anticipating the Northern firm’s decision on...

in the past and before granting the inventors and owners of intellectual property rights special exclusive rights and privileges under the patent laws, the protection of intellectual property rights was possible only through a legal regime which could help to keep the know how and innovation secret. this regime, in which contractual terms are often used to keep the innovation secret, is called ...

Acknowledgements I would like to take this opportunity to express my deepest gratitude to Professor Edward Miguel, my advisor, for his endless patience and continuous guidance in the development of this thesis. Without his help, this project could not have been accomplished. Also, I would like to thank Professor D. Sarkar from the Delhi University for taking the time to interview with me. I wou...

Good science decisions are necessary to develop diabetes technology, but good business decisions are also necessary for this process to succeed. In order for the field of diabetes technology to advance and in order for products containing novel technologies to be developed and utilized, these products will need to survive economically. After a product is conceived the company must accomplish a ...

One of the greatest problems facing luxury goods firms in a globalizing market is that of counterfeiting. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the different types of counterfeiting that take place in the fashion industry and the ethical issues raised. We argue that the problem partly lies in the industry itself. Copying of designs is endemic and condoned, which raises several ethical dilemma...