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Zia Qureshi, former Director of Winding Economics at the World Bank and affiliated with the Brookings Institution.

The patent laws create an intellectual monopoly

Today's patent rules are outdated and hinder the innovation and diffusion of technology, argues Zia Quereshi, former head of development economics at the World Bank. Is it time for a patent reform?