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                                                             NEW STUDY Examining Intellectual Property Rights Innovation and Technology within the Caricom Single Market and Economy. By Abiola Inniss Ph.D. LLM                                                         Abstract Caricom Single Market and Economy (CSME) firms operate under various laws and policies on intellectual property rights (IPRs), innovation and technology. International analyses and rankings rate the CSME countries’ performance as poor in comparison with others at the same level of economic development.  This results in negative impacts on the economic and social welfare of their communities. A paucity of data existed concerning the effects of policies on decisions by local firms to engage in innovation and technology activities. The purpose of this qualitative exploratory-explanatory case study was to examine the effects of policies on IPRs, innovation, and technology on firms in select CSME countrie