November 19, 2004
The journal
Science has just published
an article on intellectual property rights and their impact on
agriculture in developing countries. The lead author is
IFPRI research fellow Bonwoo
Koo.
"Plants and Intellectual
Property: An International Appraisal"
ABSTRACT
Much of the debate on the
implications of intellectual property (IP) for protecting plant
varieties occurs in the absence of an understanding of the
specifics of the rights in particular jurisdictions, a practical
sense of the rights claimed or granted, and their evolution over
time. Moreover, existing information highlights rich-country
developments, with little attention to developing countries.
This Policy Forum reviews the approaches to plant-related IP
protection worldwide, with data on the applications of plant
breeders' rights, and discusses possible implications of IP
protection for food production and human health.
RELATED INFORMATION FROM IFPRI
Research at a Glance
Biotechnology and
Genetic Resource Policies
Edited by Philip
G. Pardey and Bonwoo Koo
January 2003
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ABOUT RESEARCH AT A
GLANCE AND THIS SERIES
Researchers and policy
analysts increasingly need concise, comprehensive
information on all aspects of complex research issues.
IFPRI's Research at a Glance series has been designed to
meet this need.This volume contains the first of a
series of IFPRI briefs on biotechnology and genetic
resource policies. The briefs present syntheses and
synopses of research conducted by a team from IFPRI's
Environment and Production Technology Division and
several collaborators. The team focuses on issues
related to intellectual property rights, genetic
resource management and conservation, biodiversity, and
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DOWNLOAD
The briefs are available
for download in PDF format as an entire document or by
individual brief.
Entire Set
of Six Briefs
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Brief 1:
Policy, National Regulation, and International
Standards for GM Foods
by Peter W. B. Phillips
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Brief 2:
Biotechnology, Trade, and Hunger
by Eugenio Díaz-Bonilla and Sherman Robinson
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Brief 3:
Intellectual Property and Developing Countries:
Freedom to Operate in Agricultural Biotechnology
by Philip G. Pardey, Brian D. Wright, Carol
Nottenburg, Eran Binenbaum, and Patricia
Zambrano
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Brief 4:
Accessing Other People's Technology
by Carol Nottenburg, Philip G. Pardey, and Brian
D. Wright
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Brief 5:
Infringement of Intellectual Property Rights:
Developing Countries, Agricultural
Biotechnology, and the TRIPs Agreement
by Konstantinos Giannakas
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Brief 6:
Conserving Genetic Resources for Agriculture:
Counting the Cost
by Bonwoo Koo, Philip G. Pardey, and Brian
D.Wright
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For more information on this
subject from IFPRI:
http://www.ifpri.org/pubs/rag/br1001.htm
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