India's Journey Toward an Effective Patent System
The decade following India's accession to the World Trade Organization's Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property ushered in numerous changes to the country's patent system, culminating in a series of amendments in 2005. But a...
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ADVISERS ALGORITHMS ANALOG BASIC BIOTECHNOLOGY BRAIN DRAIN BUSINESS EXPECTATIONS BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES BUSINESSES CAPITAL INVESTMENT CLERKS COMMERCE COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY COMMUNITIES COMPETITION LAW COMPETITIVENESS COMPONENTS COMPUTER PROGRAMS CONSUMER DEMAND CONSUMER PROTECTION COPYING COPYRIGHT COPYRIGHT LAW COPYRIGHTS CURRENT LAW CUSTOMS DEEDS DEMOCRACY DIGITAL DIGITAL DATA ECONOMIC ANALYSIS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC POLICIES ECONOMIC THEORY ECONOMICS EMAIL ADDRESS ENGINEERING EXTERNALITIES FILE SHARING FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT FREE RIDERS GLOBAL ECONOMY GLOBAL KNOWLEDGE GLOBAL KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY GLOBALIZATION GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION HARDWARE HARMONIZATION HUMAN CAPITAL INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT INDUSTRIAL ECONOMIES INFORMATION ECONOMY INFRINGEMENT INNOVATION INNOVATION SYSTEMS INNOVATIONS INSTITUTION INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT INTERNATIONAL LAW INTERNATIONAL TRADE INTERNATIONALIZATION INVENTION INVENTIONS INVENTORS IP JOB CREATION KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY KNOWLEDGE INDUSTRIES LEGAL PROTECTION LEGAL SYSTEMS LICENSE LICENSES LICENSING LIMITED ACCESS MANUFACTURING MARKET ECONOMIES MARKET ECONOMY MARKETING MATHEMATICS MEDIUM ENTERPRISES MOTIVATION NEW TECHNOLOGIES NEXT GENERATION ONLINE SEARCHING PATENT PATENT ACT PATENT APPLICATIONS PATENT DISPUTES PATENT LAW PATENT LAWS PATENT OFFICES PATENT PORTFOLIOS PATENT PROTECTION PATENT REGISTRATION PATENT RIGHTS PATENT SYSTEMS PATENTABILITY PATENTABLE INVENTIONS PATENTED PRODUCTS PATENTING ACTIVITY PATENTING SYSTEM PATENTS PEER-TO-PEER POLITICAL ECONOMY POSITIVE EXTERNALITIES PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT PRODUCTIVITY PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH R&D REGULATORY SYSTEM REGULATORY SYSTEMS RENT SEEKING RESULT ROYALTIES SEARCH SEARCH ENGINES SECURITIES SET OF STANDARDS SKILLED LABOR SOFTWARE INDUSTRY SUPPLIERS SYSTEM DESIGN TAXONOMY TECHNOLOGY LAW TECHNOLOGY POLICY TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER TELEPHONE TRADE SECRETS TRADEMARKS TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE TRANSACTION USES WEB WORLD TRADE |
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ADVISERS ALGORITHMS ANALOG BASIC BIOTECHNOLOGY BRAIN DRAIN BUSINESS EXPECTATIONS BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES BUSINESSES CAPITAL INVESTMENT CLERKS COMMERCE COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY COMMUNITIES COMPETITION LAW COMPETITIVENESS COMPONENTS COMPUTER PROGRAMS CONSUMER DEMAND CONSUMER PROTECTION COPYING COPYRIGHT COPYRIGHT LAW COPYRIGHTS CURRENT LAW CUSTOMS DEEDS DEMOCRACY DIGITAL DIGITAL DATA ECONOMIC ANALYSIS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC POLICIES ECONOMIC THEORY ECONOMICS EMAIL ADDRESS ENGINEERING EXTERNALITIES FILE SHARING FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT FREE RIDERS GLOBAL ECONOMY GLOBAL KNOWLEDGE GLOBAL KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY GLOBALIZATION GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION HARDWARE HARMONIZATION HUMAN CAPITAL INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT INDUSTRIAL ECONOMIES INFORMATION ECONOMY INFRINGEMENT INNOVATION INNOVATION SYSTEMS INNOVATIONS INSTITUTION INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT INTERNATIONAL LAW INTERNATIONAL TRADE INTERNATIONALIZATION INVENTION INVENTIONS INVENTORS IP JOB CREATION KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY KNOWLEDGE INDUSTRIES LEGAL PROTECTION LEGAL SYSTEMS LICENSE LICENSES LICENSING LIMITED ACCESS MANUFACTURING MARKET ECONOMIES MARKET ECONOMY MARKETING MATHEMATICS MEDIUM ENTERPRISES MOTIVATION NEW TECHNOLOGIES NEXT GENERATION ONLINE SEARCHING PATENT PATENT ACT PATENT APPLICATIONS PATENT DISPUTES PATENT LAW PATENT LAWS PATENT OFFICES PATENT PORTFOLIOS PATENT PROTECTION PATENT REGISTRATION PATENT RIGHTS PATENT SYSTEMS PATENTABILITY PATENTABLE INVENTIONS PATENTED PRODUCTS PATENTING ACTIVITY PATENTING SYSTEM PATENTS PEER-TO-PEER POLITICAL ECONOMY POSITIVE EXTERNALITIES PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT PRODUCTIVITY PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH R&D REGULATORY SYSTEM REGULATORY SYSTEMS RENT SEEKING RESULT ROYALTIES SEARCH SEARCH ENGINES SECURITIES SET OF STANDARDS SKILLED LABOR SOFTWARE INDUSTRY SUPPLIERS SYSTEM DESIGN TAXONOMY TECHNOLOGY LAW TECHNOLOGY POLICY TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER TELEPHONE TRADE SECRETS TRADEMARKS TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE TRANSACTION USES WEB WORLD TRADE Abramson, Bruce India's Journey Toward an Effective Patent System |
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Policy Research Working Paper; No. 4301 |
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The decade following India's
accession to the World Trade Organization's
Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property ushered in
numerous changes to the country's patent system,
culminating in a series of amendments in 2005. But a
functioning patent system is more than a statute. This
paper discusses the steps that India must still take to
develop an effective, functioning patent system capable of
attracting foreign direct investment, motivating domestic
innovation and education, and filtering its benefits to all
elements of Indian society, including the poor and the
possessors of traditional knowledge. The analysis combines
data studies of historical and recent patenting activity in
India and by Indians, interviews with Indian government
officials, intellectual property attorneys, industrialists,
and researchers, and lessons gleaned from patent systems
abroad. It identifies critical needs and concrete steps to
meet them. Improving public awareness of the
revenue-generating potential of patents will enhance
incentives for the participation of individuals and small
and medium enterprises in the patent system. Formalizing
guidelines for patents derived through government research
funds-coupled with needed changes in institutional
governance-will enhance prospects for technology transfer
from laboratories to commercial markets. Compensation
schemes for traditional knowledge will extend the benefits
of intellectual property rights to the poorest members of
society. This paper's recommendations would help India
achieve both a fully functioning patent system and a
mechanism for ensuring that poor people living traditional
lifestyles receive their share of the social gains that a
working innovation system can confer. |
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India's Journey Toward an Effective Patent System |
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India's Journey Toward an Effective Patent System |
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India's Journey Toward an Effective Patent System |
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India's Journey Toward an Effective Patent System |
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India's Journey Toward an Effective Patent System |
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india's journey toward an effective patent system |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2012 |
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okr-10986-75032021-04-23T14:02:34Z India's Journey Toward an Effective Patent System Abramson, Bruce ADVISERS ALGORITHMS ANALOG BASIC BIOTECHNOLOGY BRAIN DRAIN BUSINESS EXPECTATIONS BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES BUSINESSES CAPITAL INVESTMENT CLERKS COMMERCE COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY COMMUNITIES COMPETITION LAW COMPETITIVENESS COMPONENTS COMPUTER PROGRAMS CONSUMER DEMAND CONSUMER PROTECTION COPYING COPYRIGHT COPYRIGHT LAW COPYRIGHTS CURRENT LAW CUSTOMS DEEDS DEMOCRACY DIGITAL DIGITAL DATA ECONOMIC ANALYSIS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC POLICIES ECONOMIC THEORY ECONOMICS EMAIL ADDRESS ENGINEERING EXTERNALITIES FILE SHARING FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT FREE RIDERS GLOBAL ECONOMY GLOBAL KNOWLEDGE GLOBAL KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY GLOBALIZATION GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION HARDWARE HARMONIZATION HUMAN CAPITAL INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT INDUSTRIAL ECONOMIES INFORMATION ECONOMY INFRINGEMENT INNOVATION INNOVATION SYSTEMS INNOVATIONS INSTITUTION INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT INTERNATIONAL LAW INTERNATIONAL TRADE INTERNATIONALIZATION INVENTION INVENTIONS INVENTORS IP JOB CREATION KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY KNOWLEDGE INDUSTRIES LEGAL PROTECTION LEGAL SYSTEMS LICENSE LICENSES LICENSING LIMITED ACCESS MANUFACTURING MARKET ECONOMIES MARKET ECONOMY MARKETING MATHEMATICS MEDIUM ENTERPRISES MOTIVATION NEW TECHNOLOGIES NEXT GENERATION ONLINE SEARCHING PATENT PATENT ACT PATENT APPLICATIONS PATENT DISPUTES PATENT LAW PATENT LAWS PATENT OFFICES PATENT PORTFOLIOS PATENT PROTECTION PATENT REGISTRATION PATENT RIGHTS PATENT SYSTEMS PATENTABILITY PATENTABLE INVENTIONS PATENTED PRODUCTS PATENTING ACTIVITY PATENTING SYSTEM PATENTS PEER-TO-PEER POLITICAL ECONOMY POSITIVE EXTERNALITIES PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT PRODUCTIVITY PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH R&D REGULATORY SYSTEM REGULATORY SYSTEMS RENT SEEKING RESULT ROYALTIES SEARCH SEARCH ENGINES SECURITIES SET OF STANDARDS SKILLED LABOR SOFTWARE INDUSTRY SUPPLIERS SYSTEM DESIGN TAXONOMY TECHNOLOGY LAW TECHNOLOGY POLICY TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER TELEPHONE TRADE SECRETS TRADEMARKS TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE TRANSACTION USES WEB WORLD TRADE The decade following India's accession to the World Trade Organization's Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property ushered in numerous changes to the country's patent system, culminating in a series of amendments in 2005. But a functioning patent system is more than a statute. This paper discusses the steps that India must still take to develop an effective, functioning patent system capable of attracting foreign direct investment, motivating domestic innovation and education, and filtering its benefits to all elements of Indian society, including the poor and the possessors of traditional knowledge. The analysis combines data studies of historical and recent patenting activity in India and by Indians, interviews with Indian government officials, intellectual property attorneys, industrialists, and researchers, and lessons gleaned from patent systems abroad. It identifies critical needs and concrete steps to meet them. Improving public awareness of the revenue-generating potential of patents will enhance incentives for the participation of individuals and small and medium enterprises in the patent system. Formalizing guidelines for patents derived through government research funds-coupled with needed changes in institutional governance-will enhance prospects for technology transfer from laboratories to commercial markets. Compensation schemes for traditional knowledge will extend the benefits of intellectual property rights to the poorest members of society. This paper's recommendations would help India achieve both a fully functioning patent system and a mechanism for ensuring that poor people living traditional lifestyles receive their share of the social gains that a working innovation system can confer. 2012-06-08T14:21:38Z 2012-06-08T14:21:38Z 2007-08 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/08/8020945/indias-journey-toward-effective-patent http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7503 English Policy Research Working Paper; No. 4301 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research South Asia India |