P atent Races and Institutional Solutions of Health Care Policy in Developed Countries
P atent Races and Institutional Solutions of Health Care Policy in Developed Countries

Summary/Abstract: O bjectives: To identify the methods of the state’s influence on health care system through intellectual property lawmechanisms.Research Design & Methods: Literature review based on the economic analysis of law.F indings: An active role of the state in innovations in the pharmaceutical branch could bring benefits in the healthcare system. This role does not have to be limited to being a shareholder in selected projects (as a capital supplier).Implications / Recommendations: The state is able to influence the speed, the structure, and the direction of patent racesb y setting a real width of the patent (court verdicts) and patent height (patent office’s decisions) as well as the mannerand the scale of compulsory licences usage.Contribution / Value Added: Making changes in the speed, the structure, and the direction of patent races has got a strongimpact on health policy. Appropriate influencing of the state on innovation activity in the pharmaceutical branch allowsone to generate large benefits in the health care system.Article classification: theoretical article: original literature reviewKeywords: h ealth care policy, patent, intellectual property, innovation, pharmacyJEL classification: I18, L38, O30

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