The exclusivity conferred to inventors by intellectual property rights (IPRs) provide an ex ante incentive for innovation, but the resulting market power yields an ex post inefficiency (because it limits use of the innovation). Strong IPRs may also affect innovation by limiting access of proprietary knowledge in research aimed at new inventions and discoveries, which raises the question of whet...

The exclusivity conferred to inventors by intellectual property rights (IPRs) provide an ex ante incentive for innovation, but the resulting market power yields an ex post inefficiency (because it limits use of the innovation). Strong IPRs may also affect innovation by limiting access of proprietary knowledge in research aimed at new inventions and discoveries, which raises the question of whet...

Abstract Algorithmic decision-making based on profiling may significantly affect people’s destinies. As a rule, however, explanations for such decisions are lacking. What the chances “right to explanation” be realized soon? After an exploration of regulatory efforts that currently pushing right it is concluded that, at moment, GDPR stands out as main force reckoned with. In cases profiling, dat...

CI [1]'s work on Access to Knowledge (A2K [2]) is predicated upon the fact that intellectual property rights (IPRs) are a consumer issue, not just an issue for business. For example, the expansion of the scope and enforcement of intellectual property rights at the behest of rights holders impacts on consumers by inhibiting the sharing and development of culture, by denying consumers the freedom...

This document presents an overview of recent changes in the patent regimes of United States, Japan and Europe. It has been prepared as part of the project on IPRs, Innovation and Economic Performance. It will be presented in the conference to take place on 28-29 August in Paris and incorporated into the final report of the project. Delegates are invited to comment on this draft, in particular o...

The processing of data is often restricted by contractual and legal requirements for protecting privacy and IPRs. In the Internet, policies provide means to control how and by whom data is processed. Conditions of policies may depend on the previous processing of the data and thus on the temporal structure of processing histories. However, existing policy languages do not provide means to expre...

The TRIPs agreement does not appear likely to alleviate any wealth differences arising from the existing North-South technology divide. Open-economy endogenous growth models suggest a dynamic shift towards further concentration of industrial R&D in the Northern countries. While production of goods developed as an outcome of this R&D may shift to Southern countries through the actions of multina...