Includes bibliographical references and index.

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 K. 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. Jaff�e 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 Jos�e Amstalden Sampio, Margareth Maia de Rocha and Elza Angela B. Brito da Cunha.

This revised and updated book (the first edition was printed in 1998), presents information on intellectual property law in a simplified form. New chapters have been added, which cover plant variety protection and farmers' rights. The latter chapter provides a background to the impact of the policies and treaties on farmers' current and future rights. Specifically chapters cover: acquiring protection for improved germplasm and inbred lines; transferring intellectual properties; capacity building in intellectual property management in agricultural biotechnology; plant variety protection in the USA; farmers' rights; and economic aspects of intellectual property rights. In this second edition, there are also three new country chapters, Indonesia, Russia and Brazil, as well as other updated country chapters (EU, Costa Rica, Latin America, India, Japan, China, Australia, South Africa and Egypt). The book provides information on intellectual property management concepts and practical implementation, and is aimed at those working in biotechnology, breeding, agricultural economics, policy and law. The book has 19 chapters and a subject index.

Access limited to subscribing institution.

Also available in print format.

Title from PDF title page (viewed November 13, 2017).