Patents revisited: Their function in developing countries
- 1 October 1972
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in The Journal of Development Studies
- Vol. 9 (1) , 71-97
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00220387208421432
Abstract
The patent system in developing countries has a predominantly negative effect and is devoid of significant benefits for these countries; virtually all owned by large foreign corporations, patents are used as a vehicle for achieving monopoly privileges which militate against conditions conducive to foreign investment, and hinder the flow of technology to developing countries while restricting their technological advance through imitation and adaptation. For developing countries to license patents is therefore tantamount to granting import permits under restrictive conditions.Keywords
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