Economic factors affect on Intellectual Property Rights: Comparison of selected developing and developed countries

Importance of concepts like "innovation" and "creativity" in the formation of knowledge based economies is abvious. Recent developments in the world economy shows that in the absence of innovation and creativity growth, the gap between developed and developing countries enhanced but scientific developments accelerete the success of sustainable development. Since one of the tools of creativity and innovation growth in a country is intellectual property rights protection, Identification of economic factors impacting on intellectual property rights, as one of the factors that affect intellectual property rights, can help policy makers to select the appropriate policy in this area. Thus, this paper seeks to identify economic factors affecting the protection of intellectual property rights. The results suggest GDP per capita and membership in the WTO have direct impact on intellectual property rights, in both developed and developing countries . Education in developed and trade openness in developing countries, has direct impact on the intellectual property rights.