European Plant Intellectual Property - Hardcover

...a treasure trove of information, and is also valuable in that it covers more than a mere description of the law and how it is interpreted in case law...the book can be recommended for everyone who wants to come to grips with the intricate issues pertaining to intellectual property right protection for plants and plant varieties. It is the result of thorough research, and the book is well documented...as a reference work in the field, it is worth having on your bookshelf. Sven J.R. Bostyn The Common Market Law Review Volume 44, Issue 5, 2007 ...extremely thorough, and,...provides a far-reaching and understandable overview of European plant intellectual property rights through both legislation and case law...the authors should be congratulated on having written the definitive overview of a specialised and not well recognized known of intellectual property law. Colm Brannigan SCRIPT-ed Volume 4, Issue 3, September 2007

This authoritative new 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 Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPs) and the Convention on Biological Diversity. It is the first book to look at the impact of plant intellectual property rights on the European plant breeding industry and assess whether recent developments, such as the Novartis decision, will assist plant breeders, from all sectors of plant breeding activities, in the production of new plant products. In addition to a thorough discussion of the legislation, the book includes unique empirical research results obtained by the authors as part of a two-year research project funded by the European Union, which surveyed attitudes towards, and use of, plant intellectual property rights within the European plant breeding community.