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Title
Intellectual property rights and pharmaceuticals : The case of antibiotics.
Variant Title
Economic Research Working Paper No. 26
Author
Sampat, Bhaven N.
Item Type
Working paper
Description
1 volume ; [28] cm.
ISSN
2957-8256
Summary
The development and diffusion of antibiotics contributed to large improvements in human health and living standards. The antibiotic revolution also spawned the modern pharmaceutical industry. This paper reviews the development of the early antibiotics, and the roles of intellectual property rights (in particular, patents) in their development and diffusion.
Series
Type of File
Digital publication.
Series
Economics Working Papers.
Translations
Published
Geneva, Switzerland : [World Intellectual Property Organization], 2015.
Language
English
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Economic Research Working Papers
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