People, Plants and Patents: The impact of intellectual property on biodiversity, conservation, trade and rural society

This text examines the international agreements governing trade in genetic resources - crucial resources for world agriculture, food security and large industri

Intellectual property rights are a major source of controversy. Corporations are now patenting human genes, plants and other biological materials, many of which

This book is the first wide-ranging guide to the key issues of intellectual property and ownership, genetics, biodiversity and food security. Proceeding from an

The study provides an overview of the international intellectual property system regulating plant varieties. It identifies the essential features of this system