Do Stronger Intellectual Property Rights Encourage Technology Transfer? Evidence from Foreign Patenting in the United States
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- This paper assesses the effects of strengthening intellectual property rights (IPRs) on international technology transfer. It examines the effects of a major shift towards stronger IPRs in U.S. history: the countryís accession to the Paris Convention on May 30, 1887. Specifically, the paper uses a newly-collected data set of foreign patenting rates in the United States to measure changes in technology transfer into the country in response to this landmark treaty. To control for other factors that may have influenced foreign patenting, the paper also examines the effects of changes in domestic patent law (of foreign countries) on patenting by foreigners in the United States, as well as the relationship between trade volume and foreign patenting. The data suggest that the effects of the Paris Convention on technology transfer were surprisingly small and inconsistent. There is, however, a strong and significant correlation between the volume of trade and foreign patenting, suggesting that interaction through trade is a primary determinant of international technology transfer.
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| Type of resource | text |
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| Date created | May 2008 |
Creators/Contributors
| Author | Talis, Irina | |
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| Primary advisor | Moser, Petra | |
| Degree granting institution | Stanford University, Department of Economics |
Subjects
| Subject | Stanford Department of Economics |
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| Genre | Thesis |
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- Talis, Irina. (2008). Do Stronger Intellectual Property Rights Encourage Technology Transfer? Evidence from Foreign Patenting in the United States. Stanford Digital Repository. Available at: https://purl.stanford.edu/rt278ft0338
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