The Role of Intellectual Property Rights in Agriculture and Allied Sciences

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This volume offers a clear introduction to intellectual property rights within agricultural science. It explores various IP laws and their application in agriculture and allied fields, detailing current practices in both developed and developing countries.

The book emphasises the significance of protecting biological resources for future food security, covering genetic research, plant variety protection, and farmers' rights. It also highlights new trends in IP strategies in agriculture, biotechnology, and genetic resource management.
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Ideal for students, researchers, policymakers, and professionals interested in agricultural science, biotechnology, and intellectual property law.

The Role of Intellectual Property Rights in Agriculture and Allied Sciences, provides a basic understanding of the different forms of intellectual property rights in agricultural science. It provides an abundance of information on the use of IP laws in agriculture and allied subjects and their proper implementation in real-life practice.

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This important volume provides a basic understanding of the different forms of intellectual property rights in agricultural science. It offers an abundance of information on the use of IP laws in agriculture and allied subjects, highlighting their proper implementation in real-life practice. The chapter authors discuss various kinds of IP laws and their current status in developing and developed countries worldwide.

The protection of biological resources is crucial for food security for future generations. Biological resources are the source of several key genes. Researchers are particularly interested in developing plant varieties that can increase crop production and withstand dramatic climatic changes. The Role of Intellectual Property Rights in Agriculture and Allied Sciences discusses the protection of intellectual property rights in plant varieties and explores the rights of farmers and others. It also examines new trends and developments in the field, involving new IP strategies and the application of IP laws in agriculture, biotechnology, and the management of plant genetic resources.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781771886987

Publisher: Apple Academic Press Inc.

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 31 July 2018

Country: Canada

Imprint: Apple Academic Press Inc.

Illustration: 26 Tables, black and white; 2 Line drawings, color; 16 Line drawings, black and white; 2 Halftones, color; 2 Halftones, black and white; 4 Illustrations, color; 18 Illustrations, black and white

Contributors:

Edited by Chandan Roy

Audience: Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 229.0mm

Weight: 724g

Pages: 354

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Education & Reference Engineering, Technology & Agriculture Non-Fiction Science & Nature

About the Author

Chandan Roy, PhD, is an Assistant Professor-cum-Junior Scientist in the Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Bihar Agricultural University, Sabour, Bhagalpur, India. He is the author of several books and book chapters, as well as over a dozen peer-reviewed journal research papers and articles, and he has presented research findings at more than 10 seminar/symposia. Presently he is the In-Charge of Intellectual Property Right Cell of Bihar Agricultural University, as well as the university’s Nodal Officer of the national-level program on PPV&FRA-2001 (Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers' Rights Act, 2001). He has delivered lectures on different aspects of international property rights (IPR) at state- and national-level institutes. He has also conducted a national conference on IPR in agriculture. In addition, he is engaged in an awareness generation program among the farmers of Bihar, India, regarding farmers’ rights; he has trained more than 3500 farmers regarding IPR and framers’ rights. Dr. Roy is a member of the national-level expert committee on registration of essentially derived varieties (EDVs) under the PPV&FR Act 2001, Government of India. He is also a member of the Prioritization, Monitoring and Evaluation (PME) Cell of the university extension and training group. Dr. Roy is engaged in teaching of undergraduate and postgraduate students and directs research activities in the wheat and cauliflower improvement program.