http://nopr.niscpr.res.in/handle/123456789/21457 2026-10-10T02:43:58Z http://nopr.niscpr.res.in/handle/123456789/21542 Title: Patenting, Licensing, Trade, Foreign Direct Investment and Economic Growth: A Panel Data Analysis of Middle and Low Income Countries Authors: Sattar, Abdul; Mehmood, Tahir; Malik, Wasim Shahid; Subhan, Qazi Abdul Abstract: Transfer of technology through various channels like patenting, licensing, trade and foreign direct investment is considered as an integral component of economic growth both in developed and developing economies. The study investigates the impact of different technology transfer channels such as patenting, licensing, trade and foreign direct investment on economic growth for a balanced panel of 28 middle and low income countries over a period of 1975–2010 through fixed effect methods and the empirical results show that each channel affects differently in the sample countries. For full sample of middle income countries, only licensing and foreign direct investment are the most effective channels for the transfer of technology, while this is true for patenting and licensing in case of upper middle income countries. In lower middle income countries, licensing and foreign direct investment and in low income countries, only foreign direct investment have been found to be the effective channels for the transfer of technology. Page(s): 475-484 2013-09-01T00:00:00Z http://nopr.niscpr.res.in/handle/123456789/21540 Title: The Copyright Law of China in Knowledge Revolution and Economic Globalization: Modernization, Internationalization and LocalizationThe Copyright Law of China in Knowledge Revolution and Economic Globalization: Modernization, Internationalization and Localization Authors: Wu, Handong; Qu, Haohui Abstract: Since the ‘Copyright Law of Qing Dynasty’ was promulgated in 1910, history of China’s copyright legislation has been a century long. However, the copyright law has not been well implemented in a fairly long period of time. After entering the second half of the 20th century, the development of science and technology and the advance of economic globalization make copyright law more important than ever before. Taking China’s legislative history as route, this article discusses the themes of times of China’s copyright legislation in the circumstance of knowledge revolution and economic globalization, which are modernization, internationalization, and localization. Taking changes in the relevant provisions of the copyright law as foundations, this article explores the theoretical researches of China’s copyright legislation. Taking relevant legislative materials and the social, economic, and historical background as clues, this article studies the choice and process of China’s copyright legislation. In addition, the third modification of China’s Copyright Law is also dealt with in detail. Page(s): 465-474 2013-09-01T00:00:00Z http://nopr.niscpr.res.in/handle/123456789/21538 Title: Piracy in the Internet Age Authors: Hemmige, Nikita Abstract: The Internet has created boundary-less territories and has helped in evolving a unique method to share and transfer information, growth of e-commerce and in creating a global platform for all nations and its citizens. Online piracy is a major flipside to this development. Rampant intellectual property (IP) infringements by way of unlawful reproduction and unmonitored downloads is a matter of concern. It is significant to take note of the laws that various countries have enacted and enforced in order to curb or at least regulate online piracy and related activities. Further, though the Copyright Act, 1957 and Information Technology Act, 2000 in India deal with certain facets of piracy, they do not conclusively deal with this menace. It is the need of the hour for India to draft and enforce laws which will address the current problem and also take into consideration the technological advancements that are likely to give rise to more of such complex issues. Formulating such a law in the near future will be a welcome change and will definitely give India the IP advantage. Page(s): 457-464 2013-09-01T00:00:00Z http://nopr.niscpr.res.in/handle/123456789/21537 Title: Determinants and Valuation of Plant Variety Protection in India Authors: Venkatesh, P; Pal, Suresh Abstract: Plant variety protection (PVP) is a recent phenomenon in the developing countries, and adequate evidence on the response of the seed industry to this policy change is lacking. This paper examines the trends in PVP in India and economic benefits accruing to the breeders. The results showed a significant growth in PVP, attracting participation of both the public and private sectors. However, there is some degree of crop segmentation with private sector mostly concentrated on vegetables and cotton and the public sector on food grains. Furthermore, 55 per cent of the applications from private sector were for new varieties, whereas 85 per cent of the public sector applications were for the extant varieties. The results of the logit model revealed that yield, adaptability, institute origin and variety traits were the major factors which influenced the PVP decisions. The hedonic pricing model indicated a price premium of 11-15 per cent for seeds of the protected varieties. The initial impact on other aspects of the seed system like growth in varietal development and public-private partnerships was also positive. Page(s): 448-456 2013-09-01T00:00:00Z