Contents : Part 1. Issues and principles : 1. Introduction to intellectual properties; 2. Acquiring protection for improved germplasm and inbred lines; 3. Transferring intellectual properties; 4. Capacity building in intellectual property management in agricultural biotechnology; Part 2. Country and regional case studies : Egypt - South Africa - Australia - China - Japan - India - Russia - Andean Pact countries of Latin America - Costa Rica - Mexico - European Union; Patent Cooperation Treaty members;.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note
1. Introduction to Intellectual Properties / Frederic H. Erbisch and Carlos Velazquez 2. Acquiring Protection for Improved Germplasm and Inbred Lines / John H. Barton 3. Transferring Intellectual Properties / Frederic H. Erbisch and Andrew J. Fischer 4. Capacity Building in Intellectual Property Management in Agricultural Biotechnology / Karim M. Maredia and Frederic H. Erbisch 5. Egypt / Atef El-Azab 6. South Africa / Rosemary A. Wolson 7. Australia / Michael Blakeney 8. China / Tan Loke-Khoon 9. Japan / Kazuo N. Watanabe, Atushi Komamine and Yoshihiko Nishizawa 10. India / Prabuddha Ganguli 11. Russia / Andrei A. Baev 12. Andean Pact Countries of Latin America / Walter R. Jaffe and Elinor Arteaga-Marcano 13. Costa Rica / Silvia Salazar 14. Mexico / Jose Luis Solleiro and Rosario Castanon 15. European Union / R. Stephen Crespi Patent Cooperation Treaty Members.