Seed wars : controversies and cases on plant genetic resources and intellectual property / Keith Aoki.

Durham, N.C. : Carolina Academic Press, 2008.

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Germplasm resources, Plant -- Law and legislation.

Germplasm resources, Plant -- Law and legislation -- United States.

Plants, Cultivated -- Patents.

Seeds -- Patents.

Intellectual property -- Plants, Cultivated -- Genetics.

Plant genetic regulation.

1. Malthus, Mendel, and Monsanto: ownership of plant genetic resources and intellectual property

2. From hunter-gatherers to industrial farmers: a brief history of seed cultivation

3. Grafting plants into U.S. patent law: the convergence of technology and law: 1930-2001 and beyond

4. Overlapping international legal regimes for plant genetic resources: from common heritage to sovereign property

5. Intellectual property and beyond?

This book provides a comprehensive overview of the current international legal controversies regarding intellectual property protections for plant genetic resources over the past three decades.

Includes appendices containing international agreements, American legislation and cases from the United States and Canada.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

9781594600500

xv, 263 p. ; 26 cm