Arvind Subramanian As intellectual property rights legislation moves into the domain of international trade policy, with legal principles having to subserve economic interests, the 'minimal' obligation of non-discrimination, as embodied in the national treatment principle, merits a re-examination, especially for the newly-industrialising developing countries whose actual and potential indigenous R and D capability is not insignificant.
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