Economic aspects of strengthening the protection of intellectual property rights

Economic Foundations of Intellectual Property Rights

My work in the economics of innovation began some forty years ago. I realized, as I was beginning my work on the Economics of Information, that knowledge and information are very similar. In fact, you can view information as a particular kind of knowledge, and so the problems that I was analyzing at the time, such as how well the market economy deals with information, corresponded to the questi...

border measures in the protection of intellectual property rights

the constant increase of counterfeiting and piracy and the negative impact on trade, public health and safety in both developing and developed economies make the combat against this phenomenon a formidable challenge for all wto members. the trips agreement contains a comprehensive chapter on enforcement in part iii and special requirements related to border measures detailed in section 4, thus ...

Intellectual Property Rights and Economic Development

Intellectual Property Rights and Economic Growth

I study the role of intellectual property rights (IPRs) in a model of endogenous growth with sequential innovation. The model mimics the innovation process in hi-tech sectors where many of the techniques and products used in R&D are recent discoveries themselves. Depending on the structure of the patent system, some of these discoveries might still be protected by a patent. In this context IPRs...

Necessity of Criminal Protection of Intellectual Property Rights with a View to its Moral Basis

Background: For several centuries, there has been a debate about the dimensions of intellectual property to support the thinkers of society and prevent their exploitation. Unfortunately, this invisible and powerful asset is increasingly vulnerable. Therefore, establishing favorable regulations, guaranteeing proper criminal enforcement and effective enforcement of laws in order to protect these ...