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| Eric Bond and Kamal Saggi |
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| ''Compulsory licensing, price controls, and access to patented foreign products'' |
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| Motivated by existing multilateral rules regarding intellectual property, we develop a North-South model to highlight the dual roles price controls and compulsory licensing play in determining Southern access to a patented Northern product. The Northern patent-holder chooses whether and how to work its patent in the South (either via entry or voluntarily licensing) while the South determines the price control and whether to issue a compulsory license. The threat of compulsory licensing benefits the South and also increases global welfare when the North-South technology gap is significant. The price control and compulsory licensing are complementary instruments from the Southern perspective. |
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| Keywords: Patented Goods, Compulsory Licensing, Price Controls, Quality, Welfare |
JEL: F0 - International Economics: General
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| Manuscript Received : Oct 10 2012 | | Manuscript Accepted : Oct 31 2012 |
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