European Plant Intellectual Property

Author: Margaret Llewelyn; Mike Adcock
Publisher: Hart Publishing
ISBN: 9781841133225
Published In: August 2006
Format: Hardback , 578 pages
Jurisdiction: Europe ? Disclaimer:
Countri(es) stated herein are used as reference only

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This work analyses European plant intellectual property rights. Whilst the focus of the work is on Europe and in particular the European Patent Convention, Community Regulation on Plant Variety Rights and the EU Directive on the Legal Protection of Biotechnological Inventions, this provision is 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 also examines the impact of plant intellectual property rights on the European plant breeding industry and assesses 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.

Margaret Llewelyn is Reader in Intellectual Property Law at the University of Sheffield, and Deputy Director of the Sheffield Institute for Biotechnology Law and Ethics (SIBLE).
Mike Adcock is a Research Fellow in intellectual property and agrobiotechnology, within the Sheffield Institute for Biotechnological Law and Ethics (SIBLE), University of Sheffield.

...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
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