00555nam a2200097Ia 450000500170000010000230001724500700004026000090011052003190011958300190043820260716043306.0  aDeardorff, Alan V.  aShould patent protection be extended to all developing countries?  c1990  aDiscusses the welfare effects of extending patent protection to parts of the world where it is not now provided. Argues that extending patent protecton to all countries of the world is unlikely to be globally optimal.  Suggests that at least the poorest of developing countries should be exempted for this process.  c3/7/00kM2LMGR