PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Tiffany E Chao
AU  - Gita N Mody
TI  - The impact of intellectual property regulation on global medical technology innovation
AID  - 10.1136/bmjinnov-2014-000033
DP  - 2015 Apr 01
TA  - BMJ Innovations
PG  - 49--50
VI  - 1
IP  - 2
4099  - http://innovations.bmj.com/content/1/2/49.short
4100  - http://innovations.bmj.com/content/1/2/49.full
SO  - BMJ Innov2015 Apr 01; 1
AB  - Technology innovation has the potential to expand equitable healthcare to underserved populations in global health. At the same time, device patents and their legislation can be barriers to innovation for developing countries. This article reviews the current landscape of international intellectual property regulation and reasons why inventors of healthcare devices for the developing world have varying interest in pursuing patent protection of their devices. Finally, we highlight some opportunities for frugal approaches to intellectual property protection as well as propose more imaginative legislation in developing countries.