The primary purpose of a patent system is to maximise the benefits of innovation in the long run. Not necessarily to maximise innovation. Each country's laws a

The primary purpose of a patent system is to maximise the benefits of innovation in the long run. Not necessarily to maximise innovation. Each country's laws are meant to maximise it for its own citizens as long as the laws are applied without discrimination. If you want to convince a large and poor country to accept your standards in patent protection, show them how a large pool of their population will be involved in productive R&D.