9781841133225 1841133221 hardback 9781847312723 electronic book 1847312721 electronic book 1280814101 9781280814105
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G 260 LLE.E
Summary
"This work analyses European plant intellectual property rights. Whilst the focus of the work is on Europe, and in particular the European Patent Convention, the Council Regulation on Community Plant Variety Rights and the EU Directive on the Legal Protection of Biotechnological Inventions, these provisions are discussed within the context of international legislation, including the Agreement on Trade-Related Assets of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPs) and the Convention on Biological Diversity.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note
1. Defining the territory; 2. Plant protection rights: international influences; 3. The emergencec of European plant protection: the route to UPOV; 4. The council regulation on community plant variety rights; 5. The European patent convention-general practice; 6. The European convention-the Article 53(b) exclusions and post-grant issues; 7. The European directive on the legal protection of biotechnological inventions; 8. The views of European plant breeders; 9. Common ground? 10. European plant intellectual property: some concluding thoughts.
"This work analyses European plant intellectual property rights. Whilst the focus of the work is on Europe, and in particular the European Patent Convention, the Council Regulation on Community Plant Variety Rights and the EU Directive on the Legal Protection of Biotechnological Inventions, these provisions are discussed within the context of international legislation, including the Agreement on Trade-Related Assets of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPs) and the Convention on Biological Diversity.