Rising Economies in the International Patent Regime: From Rule-breakers to Rule-changers and Rule-makers

Morin, Jean-Frédéric; Serrano, Omar Ramon; Burri, Mira; Bannerman, Sara (2018). Rising Economies in the International Patent Regime: From Rule-breakers to Rule-changers and Rule-makers New Political Economy, 23(3), pp. 255-273. Routledge 10.1080/13563467.2017.1349086

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Rising economies face a crucial dilemma when establishing their position on international patent law. Should they translate their increasing economic strength into political power to further developing countries’ interests in lower levels of international patent protection? Or, anticipating a rising domestic interest in stronger international patent protection, should they adopt a position that favours maximal patent protection? Drawing on multiple case studies using a most-similar system design, we argue that rising economies, after having been coerced into adopting more stringent patent standards, tend to display ambivalent positions, trapped in bureaucratic politics and caught between conflicting domestic constituencies. We find that the recent proliferation of international institutions and the expansion of transnational networks have contributed to fragmentation and polarisation in domestic patent politics. As a result, today’s emerging economies experience a more tortuous transformative process than did yesterday’s. This finding is of particular relevance for scholars studying rising powers, as well as for those working on policy diffusion, regulatory regimes, transnational networks and regime complexes.

Item Type:	Journal Article (Original Article)
Division/Institute:	Business School > Institute for Marketing & Global Management > Global Management Business School
Name:	Morin, Jean-Frédéric; Serrano, Omar Ramon0000-0002-7396-7891; Burri, Mira and Bannerman, Sara
Subjects:	J Political Science > JA Political science (General) J Political Science > JZ International relations
ISSN:	1356-3467
Publisher:	Routledge
Language:	English
Submitter:	Omar Ramon Serrano
Date Deposited:	16 Oct 2023 10:56
Last Modified:	16 Oct 2023 10:56
Publisher DOI:	10.1080/13563467.2017.1349086
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Emerging countries; patent; regime complex; transnational network; policy diffusion; intellectual property
ARBOR DOI:	10.24451/arbor.19511
URI:	https://arbor.bfh.ch/id/eprint/19511