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Showing 1 to 20 of 140 for “"Intellectual property rights"”.
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Essays on intellectual property rights and product differentiation
This dissertation is a collection of essays on intellectual property rights and optimal product selection when innovation occurs sequentially. One of the highlights of this dissertation has been to show the possibility of full rent extraction by the patent holder when uncertainty in litigation is …
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The Anticompetitive Misuse of Intellectual Property Rights in the European Pharmaceutical Sector
Pharmaceutical antitrust is currently a centre of attention for the European Commission, with one decision against Lundbeck and Statements of Objections in investigations against Johnson & Johnson, Novartis, and Les Laboratoires Servier. This thesis is the first to develop in detail a ‘European …
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Intellectual property rights, market structure and social welfare : three essays in industrial organization
… consists of three essays on the effects of intellectual property rights protection on market structure and social welfare in the Indian pharamaceutical industry. In contrast to pharmaceutical industries in the developed world, India had historically enforced a weak system of intellectual …
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The Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights as a Tool For Economic Development in Zambia
The subject of intellectual property rights (IPRs) has become widespread in a world that is more and more globalised. Intellectual property exists in various forms and these include copyrights, patents, designs, performance rights and trademarks. It has been recognized throughout the world that …
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Intellectual property rights infringement on the internet: an analysis of the private international law implications
The topic “Intellectual Property Rights Infringement on the Internet: An Analysis of the Private International Law Implications” has become increasingly important as the Internet has revolutionized the traditional understanding of the rules of private international law which govern the …
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(Intellectual) Property Rights on Cryptocurrency A comparison between the legal situation in South Africa and Germany
… This is why it is also difficult to establish rights to cryptocurrencies. I would like to address this problem in my master's thesis: What (intellectual) property rights can there be to cryptocurrencies? Such rights could be necessary to protect the holder of cryptocurrencies. I will focus on …
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Promoting creative economies in Nigeria and South Africa through communal and collaborative intellectual property rights strategies
The contention against and for extending intellectual property rights (IPRs) to traditional cultural expressions (TCEs) is strong on both sides: on one hand IPRs remain largely incompatible with TCEs and inadequate for safeguarding them. On the other hand, TCEs need protection in the interest of …
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The Contribution of Intellectual Property Rights to the Economic Growth in Developing Countries: The Case of Tanzania
This thesis deals with the contribution of the intellectual property rights to the economic growth of developing countries, taking Tanzania as the case study. In the main, it discusses whether the international legal framework providing for intellectual property rights aims at having strengthened …
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The Contribution of Intellectual Property Rights to the Economic Growth in Developing Countries: The Case of Tanzania,
This thesis deals with the contribution of the intellectual property rights to the economic growth of developing countries, taking Tanzania as the case study. In the main, it discusses whether the international legal framework providing for intellectual property rights aims at having strengthened …
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Competition law liability for obtaining, maintaining, and asserting intellectual property rights subsequently declared invalid or not infringed
… of invalidity and non-infringement of intellectual property rights in IP law, private law, and competition law. The thesis approaches this issue from the doctrinal perspectives of English law and EU competition law, through a law and economics lens, and incorporates comparative elements …
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Does the growth of ICT in Zimbabwe present an opportunity for effective use of intellectual property rights?
… been innovation s in ICT which raise possible intellectual property issues. The thesis seeks to assess whether there is scope for the utilisation of intellectual property rights in some of the innovations. An exploration of the various policies that have a bearing on ICT will inform the …
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An empirical investigation of the effect of Intellectual Property Rights systems on Foreign Direct Investment Flows and Spillovers
The major themes of this thesis are the impact of Intellectual Property (IP) systems on foreign direct investment spillovers and bilateral FDI flows. This thesis consists of three empirical studies. The first study integrates in the existing theoretical frameworks the distinct effect of the public …
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Innovation in the life sciences : the impact of intellectual property rights on scientific knowledge diffusion, accumulation and utilization
The impact of intellectual property rights on the production, diffusion and accumulation of scientific knowledge has been a central concern of public policymakers and economists in both public and private institutions, and scholars in management economics and sociology. In this dissertation, I …
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From words to deeds: explaining China’s (Non)compliance with the global intellectual property rights regime since the country’s WTO entry
… China's de jure and de facto compliance with the intellectual property rights (IPR) norms, despite China's consistent legislative and enforcement efforts since the country's WTO accession in 2001? I argue that the degree of China's (non)compliance with IPR norms should be understood as a result of …
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The likely impact of trade-related aspects of intellectual property rights (TRIPS) in Mozambique : the case of anti-malarial drugs
… (WTO) Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) as the most important international instrument ever negotiated in this area. TRIPS establishes minimum universal standards in all areas of intellectual property and the intention is to implement these standards …
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