A survey of intellectual property rights literature from 1971 to 2012: The main path analysis

Intellectual property rights (IPRs) protection is strategically crucial for multinational corporations which are heavily conducting technology innovation to keep their technological superiority, competitiveness, and return of innovation investment. Developed countries are concerned that unequal protection of IPRs may result in a significant loss through unauthorized imitation in other countries while developing countries think that stronger IPRs...