Intellectual Property Rights in Agricultural Biotechnology


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During the past twenty-five years, biotechnology has revolutionized agricultural research. The enormous potential, together with a landmark decision by the US Supreme Court to allow the patenting of genetically-engineered organisms has encouraged private sector companies to invest in research programmes. This book (first edition in 1998) is now fully revised and updated, with five completely new chapters. It presents definitive information on intellectual property law in a simplified form.




Agriculture and Intellectual Property Rights


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Plant breeding patents, the ownership to biological innovation and associated intellectual property rights (IPR), are the subject of increased attention worldwide. They are particularly relevant in the field of agricultural biotechnology. They are affecting public and private sector organisations and companies, and are significant for developing as well as developed countries. These issues have until recently evoked little policy analysis. This book presents the perspectives of policy-makers and economists on such issues and includes discussions of public research and property rights, implications for developing countries, IPR of wild genetic resources and IPR under the Convention of Biological Diversity, among others.




Intellectual Property Rights In Agricultural Biotechnology


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This Book Presents Definitive Information On Intellectual Property Law In A Simplified Form Not Available In Other Texts On The Subject. The First Section Considers Issues And Principles Including Protection, Transference, And Capacity Building, Both At The National And Institutional Level. The Second Section Consists Of Eleven Country And Regional Case Studies From Six Continents Which Track The International Variation In Intellectual Property Law And Its Application To Agricultural Biotechnology.




Intellectual Property Rights (in Agricultural Biotechnology)


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Addresses IPR issues important to the Agricultural Biotechnology for Sustainable Productivity (ABSP) initiative & international agricultural biotechnology collaborations in general. Contains sections on patents, licensing, international issues & recommendations. Documents on plant variety protection, patent types in biotechnology, licensing, cooperative agreements, trade questions & Uruguay round, the convention on biological diversity & many others.




Agriculture And Intellectual Property Rights: Economic, Insititutional And Implementation Issues In Biotechnology


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Plant Breeding Patents, The Ownership Of Biological Innovation And Associated Intellectual Property Rights (Ipr) Are The Subject Of Increased Attention Worldwide. They Are Particularly Relevant In The Field Of Agricultural Biotechnology. They Are Affecting Public And Private Sector Organizations And Companies, And Are Significant For Developing As Well As Developed Countries. These Issues Have Until Recently Evoked Little Policy Analysis. This Book Presents The Perspectives Of Policy-Makers And Economists On Such Issues.




The Intellectual Property–Regulatory Complex


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Advances in agricultural genomics could help address pressing global issues, such as world hunger, by improving crop yield. However, overlap and conflict in intellectual property and biosafety regimes – known collectively as the “Intellectual Property–Regulatory Complex” – create significant barriers to innovation. In this collection, leading legal, policy, and economics experts analyze the impact of the Complex on agricultural genomics. They reveal how it impacts scientific advancement in ways that are underappreciated when intellectual property and biosafety regimes are examined in isolation. After identifying how the interplay between multiple regimes impedes research, development, and product distribution, they propose solutions that would further the aims of the current intellectual property and biosafety regimes while enabling growth and innovation in agricultural genomics.




Intellectual Property Rights in Agriculture


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Intellectual property rights, agriculture, and the worl bank; Perspectives from international agricultural research centers; Perspectives from industry; Perspectives from national systems and universities; A model for international owned goods; Summary and implications for the world bank.




Agricultural Biotechnology and Intellectual Property


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Scientists are becoming progressively more involved in developing methods for increasing agricultural productivity and designing plants with certain qualities. As such, genetic engineering has given plant breeders a means to exercise property rights over different varieties of plants. This has created many implications and given way to much controversy, with most objections being raised against the idea of owning life. With the use of comparative studies, this book discusses the legal, agribusiness and public policy issues that connect intellectual property protection with advancements in agricultural biotechnology.




Intellectual Property Rights for Agricultural Biotechnology


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Policymakers in DC responsible for nat. ag. research are considering the implications of IPR for biotech. This is because DCs want to acquire & use new technol's. in ag. research, & the pressure exerted on DCs in int'l. negotiations to strengthen their IPR legislation. This volume summarizes the increasing significance of IPR for ag. biotech. & current international trade & development-related debates on IPR & DC responses to these issues. Analyzes the complexities, options & implications regarding IPR in relation to national technology objectives.




Intellectual Property Rights and Food Security


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Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) play an important role in the struggle for food security and encouraging agricultural research and development. This book examines these roles as well as the international relationship between IPRs, agricultural biotechnology, access to biological resources, food security and globalisation, paying particular attention to proposals for the protection of Farmers' Rights, traditional knowledge, GM crops and the impact of competition laws. It proposes a number of recommendations for action in deploying IPRs in order to reach greater food security globally.