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Research Article
Vol. 44, Issue 1
PATENT PROTECTION AND PHARMACEUTICAL INNOVATION: BALANCING U.S INNOVATION INTERESTS WITH HEALTHCARE NEEDS IN NIGERIA
Pharmaceutical patents play an important role in encouraging innovation in the global healthcare industry. By granting exclusive rights to inventors for a defined period, patent protection enables pharmaceutical companies particularly those in countries such as the United States to recover the high costs associated with research, development, and c...