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Record Nr.

UNINA9910455806703321

Titolo

Intellectual property rights in agricultural biotechnology [[electronic resource] /] / edited by F.H. Erbisch and K.M. Maredia

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Wallingford, Oxon, UK ; ; Cambridge, Mass., : CABI Pub., c2004

ISBN

0-85199-866-6

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (326 p.)

Collana

Biotechnology in agriculture series ; ; 28

Altri autori (Persone)

ErbischFrederic H

MarediaKarim M

Disciplina

333.95/316

Soggetti

Agricultural biotechnology

Agricultural biotechnology - Law and legislation

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction to intellectual properties / Brian L. Smiler and Frederic H. Erbisch -- Acquiring protection for improved germplasm and inbred lines / John H. Barton -- Transferring intellectual properties / Frederic H. Erbisch and Andrew J. Fischer -- Capacity building in intellectual property management in agricultural biotechnology / Karim M. Maredia and Frederic H. Erbisch -- Plant variety protection in the USA / Janice M. Strachan -- Farmers' rights over plant genetic resources in the South : challenges and opportunities / Kirit Patel -- Economic aspects of intellectual property rights in agricultural biotechnology / Mywish K. Maredia, James F. Oehmke and Derek Byerlee -- Egypt / Atef El-Azab -- South Africa / Rosemary A. Wolson -- Australia / Michael Blakeney -- China / Tan Loke-Khoon -- Issues on intellectual property rights associated with agrobiotechnology in Japan / Kazuo N. Watanabe and Atushi Komamine -- India / Prabuddha Ganguli -- Intellectual property rights in the Russian Federation / Terry A. Young and Dmitry Shulgin -- Andean Pact countries of Latin America / Walter R. Jaffe and Elinor Arteaga-Marcano -- Costa Rica / Silvia Salazar -- European Union / R. Stephen Crespi -- Indonesia / Tantono Subagyo -- Exercising intellectual property rights management in Brazil : research, technology, transfer and agribusiness after TRIPS / Maria Jose Amstalden Sampio, Margareth Maia and Elza Angela B. Brito da Cunha.



Sommario/riassunto

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 agricultural biotechnology research programmes. This has contributed to a rapid growth in interest in intellectual property rights as applied to this subject.The first edition of this book was published in 1998. Now fully revised and updated it presents definitive information on intellectual property law in a simp