Effects of the monopolistic patenting of medicine in Italy since 1978
by Pablo M. Challu
International Journal of Technology Management (IJTM), Vol. 10, No. 2/3, 1995

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.

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