‘Benevolent’ patent extensions could raise billions for R&D in poorer countries

Christopher Barrett

Nature, 2023, vol. 621, issue 7980, 687-690

Abstract: Research into vaccines, crop seeds and other innovations for low- or middle-income nations could be rewarded by offering longer patent coverage for profitable, non-essential inventions.

Keywords: Policy; Industry; Funding; Intellectual-property rights (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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