Publisher： IGI Global_journal
E-ISSN： 1947-3168|1|4|49-65
ISSN： 1947-315x
Source： International Journal of E-Health and Medical Communications (IJEHMC), Vol.1, Iss.4, 2010-10, pp. : 49-65
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Abstract
This paper intends to specifically verify what patent issues may be encountered in telemedicine, using 2007, 2008, and 2009 International Property Rights Index (IPRI), which is the first international comparative study that measures the significance of both physical and intellectual property rights and their protection for economic well-being. Patent issues acts as a hindrance factor against spreading and promoting telemedicine, and to solve this hindrance factor, i.e., patent issues, and for the purpose of spreading and promoting telemedicine so that the benefit of medicine may reach everybody, including people living in developing countries, it seems extremely important to recognize the presence of “patent issues” in the field of “telemedicine”.
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