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Agricultural Biotechnology and the Privatization of Genetic Information: Implications for Innovation and Equity

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dc.contributor.author Jackson, Lee Ann en_US
dc.date.accessioned 2009-07-31T14:30:36Z
dc.date.available 2009-07-31T14:30:36Z
dc.date.issued 2000 en_US
dc.date.submitted 2007-07-15 en_US
dc.date.submitted 2007-07-15 en_US
dc.identifier.uri https://hdl.handle.net/10535/542
dc.description.abstract "Changes in intellectual property rights systems have led to the privatization of the genetic resources and subsequently to the proliferation of new agricultural biotechnology products. Since these new products have the potential to increase agricultural production while limiting environmental degradation, the benefits from these technologies could be far- reaching. However, while intellectual property rights have successfully encouraged innovation in the private sector, private sector domination of the development of new products may skew the distribution of benefits away from marginally productive agricultural areas where poorer communities live. "The primary purpose of this paper is to examine overlapping systems of intellectual property rights on genetic resources, including traditional plant breeders rights, the UPOV plant variety agreement, and national systems of property rights. The paper will include a discussion of private, public, and common property aspects of genetic resources and how various intellectual property systems effect genetic resource use. The paper will also examine the challenge of creating public policies and legal systems that encourage innovation and ensure the equitable distribution of benefits from genetic resources." en_US
dc.language English en_US
dc.subject IASC en_US
dc.subject common pool resources en_US
dc.subject genetic resources en_US
dc.subject intellectual property rights en_US
dc.subject innovation en_US
dc.subject plants en_US
dc.title Agricultural Biotechnology and the Privatization of Genetic Information: Implications for Innovation and Equity en_US
dc.type Conference Paper en_US
dc.subject.sector Agriculture en_US
dc.subject.sector Information & Knowledge en_US
dc.identifier.citationconference Constituting the Commons: Crafting Sustainable Commons in the New Millennium, the Eighth Biennial Conference of the International Association for the Study of Common Property en_US
dc.identifier.citationconfdates May 31-June 4 en_US
dc.identifier.citationconfloc Bloomington, Indiana, USA en_US
dc.submitter.email hess@indiana.edu en_US


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