TY - GEN N2 - 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. DO - 10.34667/tind.28901 DO - doi AB - 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. T1 - Intellectual property rights and pharmaceuticals :The case of antibiotics. AU - Sampat, Bhaven N. L1 - https://tind.wipo.int/record/28901/files/wipo_pub_econstat_wp_26.pdf LA - eng ID - 28901 L4 - https://tind.wipo.int/record/28901/files/wipo_pub_econstat_wp_26.pdf KW - Intellectual property. KW - Patents. SN - 2957-8256 TI - Intellectual property rights and pharmaceuticals :The case of antibiotics. L2 - https://tind.wipo.int/record/28901/files/wipo_pub_econstat_wp_26.pdf LK - https://tind.wipo.int/record/28901/files/wipo_pub_econstat_wp_26.pdf UR - https://tind.wipo.int/record/28901/files/wipo_pub_econstat_wp_26.pdf ER -