Title: Effects of the monopolistic patenting of medicine in Italy since 1978

Authors: Pablo M. Challu

Addresses: CILFA, Esmeralda 130,50 p, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Abstract: The paper discusses the effects that the patenting of medicine in Italy has had since the current legislation was passed in 1978. Comments focus on four areas: the influence of patents on prices; the attitude of the national laboratories and the consequences for national production; the effect of monopolistic patents on the capacity for innovation and the influence of patents on Italy|s balance of trade in pharmaceuticals.

Keywords: new legislation; monopolistic patents; indirect assessment; monopolistic market prices; competitive market prices; price ratios; market share; national laboratories; total sales; drug inventions; pharmaceuticals; trade balance; medicine patenting; Italy.

DOI: 10.1504/IJTM.1995.025625

International Journal of Technology Management, 1995 Vol.10 No.2/3, pp.237 - 251

Published online: 23 May 2009 *

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