Intellectual Property Rights in Agricultural Biotechnology, 2nd Edition

Intellectual Property Rights in Agricultural Biotechnology, 2nd Edition

Edited by F H Erbisch, Michigan State University, East Lansing, USA; K M Maredia, Michigan State University, East Lansing, USA

Pub Date: December 2003
Hardback
336 pages

Readership
Agricultural biotechnology and economics, intellectual property law

Main Description
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 simplified form (with a minimum of legal jargon). New chapters have been added which cover plant variety protection and farmers rights, and additional case studies.

Reviews
• "The book is a very good reference material for those dealing with IPR in agricultural biotechnology."Journal of Intellectual Property Rights, 9, March 2004

Main Contents
Part I: Issues and Principles
• Introduction to intellectual properties, F H Erbisch and B L Smiler, Hagan & Schaeff, Ohio, USA
• Acquiring protection for improved germplasm and inbred lines, J H Barton, Stanford University, CA, USA
• Transferring intellectual properties, F H Erbisch and A J Fischer, US Patent and Trademark Office, Washington, DC, USA
• Capacity building in intellectual property management in agricultural biotechnology, K M Maredia and F H Erbisch
• Plant variety protection in the USA, J M Strachan, USDA, Maryland, USA
• Farmers' rights over plant genetic resources in the South: Challenges and Opportunities, K Patel, University of Guelph, Canada
• Economic aspects of Intellectual Property Rights in Agricultural Biotechnology, M K Maredia, J F Oehmke, Michigan State University, USA and D Byerlee, The World Bank, Washington, DC, USA
Part II: Country and Regional Case Studies
• Egypt, A El-Azab, Academy of Scientific Research and Technology, Giza, Egypt
• South Africa, R A Wolson, University of Cape Town, South Africa
• Australia, M Blakeney, University of London, London, UK
• China, T Loke-Khoon, Baker & McKenzie, Hong Kong
• Issues on Intellectual Property Rights associated with agrobiotechnology in Japan, K N Watanabe, University of Tsukuba, Japan and A Komamine, Institute of Evolutionary Biology, Tokyo, Japan
• India, P Ganguli, Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai, India
• Intellectual Property Rights in the Russian Federation, T A Young, Texas A&M University System, USA and D Shulgin, The Ural State Technical University, Russia
• Andean Pact countries of Latin America, W R Jaffι, Agroecolσgica Platom C.A., Venezuela and E Arteaga-Marcano, Ministerio de Ciencia y Tecnologνa, Venezuela
• Costa Rica, S Salazar, Costa Rica
• European Union, R S Crespi, Consultant, UK
• Indonesia, T Subagyo, UNEP-GEF, Indonesia
• Exercising Intellectual Property Rights management in Brazil: research, technology transfer and agribusiness after TRIPS, M J Amstalden Sampio, Embrapa, Brazil, M Maia de Rocha, INPI, Brazil and E A B Brito da Cunha, SPRI, Brazil