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Plants and Intellectual Property: An International Appraisal
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
 
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 biotechnology.

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The briefs are available for download in PDF format as an entire document or by individual brief.
Entire Set of Six Briefs
Brief 1: Policy, National Regulation, and International Standards for GM Foods
by Peter W. B. Phillips
Brief 2: Biotechnology, Trade, and Hunger
by Eugenio Díaz-Bonilla and Sherman Robinson
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
Brief 4: Accessing Other People's Technology
by Carol Nottenburg, Philip G. Pardey, and Brian D. Wright
Brief 5: Infringement of Intellectual Property Rights: Developing Countries, Agricultural Biotechnology, and the TRIPs Agreement
by Konstantinos Giannakas
Brief 6: Conserving Genetic Resources for Agriculture: Counting the Cost
by Bonwoo Koo, Philip G. Pardey, and Brian D.Wright

For more information on this subject from IFPRI: http://www.ifpri.org/pubs/rag/br1001.htm

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