Would global patent protection be too weak without international coordination?
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Would global patent protection be too weak without international coordination?∗
Would global patent protection be too weak without international coordination? Would it be too strong with the international coordination mandated by the TRIPS agreement (Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights)? I try to answer these questions using a model of patent-setting game between governments. I introduce firm-biased government preferences and trade barriers, ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of International Economics
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0022-1996
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinteco.2012.07.004