Intellectual property rights, development, and catch up : an international comparative study / edited by Hiroyuki Odagiri ... [and others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Odagiri, Hiroyuki, 1946-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Intellectual property--Economic aspects--Developing countries.

Intellectual property.

Economic development--Developing countries.

Economic development.

Intellectual property--Economic aspects.

Developing countries.

Physical Description:

xii, 451 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.

Summary:

For most countries, economic development involves a process of "catching up" with leading countries at the time. This is never achieved solely by physical assets and labor alone: also needed are the accumulation of technological capabilities, educational attainment, entrepreneurship, and the development of the necessary institutional infrastructure. One element of this infrastructure is the regime of intellectual property rights (IPR), particularly patents. Patents may promote innovation and catch up, and they may foster formal technology transfer. Yet they may also prove to be barriers for developing countries that intend to acquire technologies through imitation and reverse engineering. The current move to harmonize the IPR system internationally, such as the TRIPS agreement, may thus have unexpected consequences for developing countries. This book explores these issues through an in depth study of eleven countries ranging from early developers (the USA, Nordic Countries and Japan), and Post World War 2 countries (Korea, Taiwan, Israel) to more recent emerging economies (Argentina, Brazil, China, India and Thailand). With contributions from international experts on innovation systems, this book will be an invaluable resource for academics and policymakers in the fields of economic development, innovation studies and intellectual property laws.

Contents:

Introduction / Hiroyuki Odagiri ... [et al.]

IPR and US economic catch-up / David C. Mowery

Knowledge flows and catching-up industrialization in the Nordic countries : the roles of patent systems / Kristine Bruland and Keith Smith

IPR and the catch-up process in Japan / Hiroyuki Odagiri, Akira Goto, and Atsushi Sunami

IPR and technological catch-up in Korea / Keun Lee and Yee Kyoung Kim

IPR and catch-up : the case of Taiwan's IC industry / Hsueh-Liang Wu, Yi-Chia Chiu, and Ting-Lin Lee

Israel's high-tech catch-up process : the role of IPR and other policies / Meir Pugatch, Morris Teubal, and Odeda Zlotnick

Innovation and IPR in a catch-up-falling-behind process : the Argentine case / Andrés López

Accumulation of technological capabilities and economic development : did Brazil's IPR regime matter? / Roberto Mazzoleni and Luciano Martins Costa Póvoa

Relationships between IPR and technology catch-up : some evidence from China / Lan Xue and Zheng Liang

The accumulation of capabilities in Indian pharmaceuticals and software : the roles that patents did (and did not) play / Bhaven N. Sampat

The roles of IPR regime on Thailand's technological catching up / Patarapong Intarakumnerd and Peera Charoenporn

Conclusion / Hiroyuki Odagiri ... [et al.].

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780199574759

0199574758

OCLC:

373146359