Yankey, George Sipa-Adjah (1986) The role of the international patent system in the transfer of technology to West Africa : case studies : Ghana and Nigeria. PhD thesis, University of Warwick.

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Abstract

The principal aim of this thesis is to undertake a critical
examination of the role of the international patent system in the
transfer of technology to West Africa, particularly Ghana and Nigeria.
It focuses mainly on the patent systans and technology regulatory
regimes of the two countries. The study is intended to identify and
evaluate the impact of the international patent system on the transfer
and development of technology in this area.
The first chapter provides a theoretical foundation to some of
the more practical issues to be discussed in the subsequent chapters.
The Paris Convention and the diplomatic revision exercise thereof, as
well as other efforts and policies regarding patents and technology
transfer at various levels are discussed in Chapter Two. Chapters
Three to Eight consider the two case-studies undertaken in this
thesis. Chapter Three begins with the historical development of the
patent system in both Ghana and Nigeria, and the remaining chapters
continue with a discussion of the present patent and technology
regulatory regimes of both countries. Based on facts and figures the
two case-studies examine critically the patent law and systems and
technology transfer laws of these two countries including other
related institutional measures highlighting their strengths and
weaknesses.
The study argues that if the patent systems of both countries
are to play a meaningful role in the transfer and developnent of
technology they nust be utilized as a tool of economic policy and also
be related to the technology transfer regimes which nust necessarily
be integrated into the national technology policy which should, in
turn, be made an integral part of the entire national developnent
plan. It is concluded that it is only in this way that the patent
system can effectively contribute to the transfer of technology and
the development of indigenous technological capabilities in the two countries.

Item Type:	Thesis (PhD)
Subjects:	K Law [LC] > KN Asia and Eurasia, Africa, Pacific Area, and Antarctica T Technology > T Technology (General)
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	Patents (International law), Technology transfer -- Law and legislation -- Ghana, Technology transfer -- Law and legislation -- Nigeria
Official Date:	May 1986
Dates:	Date Event May 1986 Submitted
Institution:	University of Warwick
Theses Department:	School of Law
Thesis Type:	PhD
Publication Status:	Unpublished
Supervisor(s)/Advisor:	Piccioto, Sol ; Faurrlez, Julio
Sponsors:	Ghana ; Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the United Kingdom (CSCUK)
Extent:	xvi, 349 p.
Language:	eng

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