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Structural change in the international patenting level: the TRIPs agreement's role

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  • Vicente German-Soto
  • Joana Cecilia Chapa Cantú

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The time series methodology with structural change is implemented to analyse the presence of breaks in the patenting level - of both residents and non-residents - for a large set of countries and world regions from 1963 to 2011. The international agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPs), underwritten in 1994, seeks to reinforce the protection of intellectual property rights and so stimulate the patenting activity, mainly in developing countries. From the estimated breakpoints, we find that the TRIPs convention has effectively prompted innovation in both developed and developing countries. Several economies and some world regions report a positive level shift in patenting after the TRIPs agreement, suggesting that the international transfer of technology is increasing. Residents' series for North America and European Union members estimate breakpoints by 1994 and 1997, while non-residents' series of the European Union and South Asia select 1994 and 2003, respectively.

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  • Vicente German-Soto & Joana Cecilia Chapa Cantú, 2018. "Structural change in the international patenting level: the TRIPs agreement's role," International Journal of Technological Learning, Innovation and Development, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 10(2), pages 131-158.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijtlid:v:10:y:2018:i:2:p:131-158
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    Cited by:

    1. Carlos Bianchi & Pablo Galaso & Sergio Palomeque, 2020. "Invention and Collaboration Networks in Latin America: Evidence from Patent Data," Documentos de Trabajo (working papers) 20-04, Instituto de Economía - IECON.
    2. Arza, Valeria & López, Andrés & Montes-Rojas, Gabriel & Pascuini, Paulo, 2023. "In the name of TRIPS: The impact of IPR harmonisation on patent activity in Latin America," Research Policy, Elsevier, vol. 52(6).

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