Intellectual Property and Developing Countries

A review of the literature

Emmanuel Hassan, Ohid Yaqub, Stephanie Diepeveen

ResearchPublished Feb 22, 2010

This report examines the impact of intellectual property rights in developing countries, in the context of the World Trade Organization’s Agreement on Trade-Related Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) and the development of TRIPS-plus standards.

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  • Year: 2010
  • Pages: 90
  • Document Number: TR-804-IPO

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Hassan, Emmanuel, Ohid Yaqub, and Stephanie Diepeveen, Intellectual Property and Developing Countries: A review of the literature. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 2010. https://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR804.html.
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