advantage of the TRIPS-induced law change to empirically estimate the impact of patent duration on innovation. I find evidence … for an increase in innovation due to patent term extension following TRIPS. Both patent counts and citation … attempt to empirically estimate its response to a major change to patent duration, from the TRIPS agreement …

countries from 2000-2013. The World Trade Organization required its member countries to implement a minimum level of patent …We examine the effect of pharmaceutical patent protection on the speed of drug launch, price, and quantity in 60 … protection within a specified time period as part of the TRIPS Agreement. However, members retained the right to impose price …

countries from 2000-2013. The World Trade Organization required its member countries to implement a minimum level of patent …We examine the effect of pharmaceutical patent protection on the speed of drug launch, price, and quantity in 60 … protection within a specified time period as part of the TRIPS Agreement. However, members retained the right to impose price …

Patent decisions of european judges may have cross-border effect, either in actions for infringement or for revocation …. The project of a community patent system foresee a single central court, with cross-border authority. This solution is … wrong; there is no need of a centralized patent court …