The Role of Intellectual Property Rights in Agriculture and Allied Sciences - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1771886986 ISBN 13: 9781771886987

Verlag: Apple Academic Press Inc., 2018

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This important volume 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. The chapter authors discuss different kinds of IP laws and their current status in developed as well as developing countries throughout the world.

The protection of biological resources is crucial for food security for future generations. Biological resources are the source of several important genes. Researchers are interested in the development of plant varieties that can increase crop production, withstand dramatic climatic changes, etc. Protecting intellectual property rights in plant varieties and the rights of farmers and others are discussed in this volume. It also looks at new trends and developments in the field involving new IP strategies and the application of IP laws in agriculture and biotechnology and in the management of plant genetic resources.

 

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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.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Apple Academic Press Inc.
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2018
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1771886986
• ISBN 13: 9781771886987
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Anzahl der Seiten: 353
• Herausgeber: Roy Chandan Ph.D.
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
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