Intellectual Property Rights, Trade and Biodiversity: Seeds and Plant Varieties

Description

This text examines the international agreements governing trade in genetic resources - crucial resources for world agriculture, food security and large industries such as pharmaceuticals. Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) in these resources are critical for those involved in the trade, including industry and developing countries. The book analyzes the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), World Trade Organization agreements and other agreements. It explains how they can be integrated into an equitable training regime.

Graham Dutfield is senior research Fellow at the International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development, and Senior Research Associate at the Oxford Centre for Intellectual Property Research at St Peter's College, University of Oxford.

"A comprehensive analysis of the relationship between intellectual property protection and the conservation of biological diversity" - Calestous Juma, Harvard University "This important book provides a detailed picture of the legal and scientific issues surrounding the international debate over how to protect genetic resources... should be read by all those involved" - Margaret Llewelyn, University of Sheffield