ABSTRACT
A strong and credible intellectual property rights (IPR) system will encourage a steady flow of foreign technology transfer. W. G. Park and J. C. Ginarte have mentioned that much of the focus on international violations of IPR has so far centered on the “imitation” activities of the South. Time-consistency has been mentioned as an important factor in maintaining sound North-South relations. Park and Ginarte have also considered certain cultural attitudes in the South which may impact on the success of IPR implementation. Nevertheless, Park and Ginarte believe that protecting IPR is clearly in the interests of the less developed countries. They argue that while tariffs are barriers to international trade, social intervention in the form of IPR promotes the market for innovations. R. E. Evenson argued that, in practice, the international IPR regulations have not worked well for any of the developing countries because they do not have exporters’ interests to protect.
