Intellectual Property Protection for Plant Related Innovation

Fit for Future?

By: Michael Andreas Kock

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Hardcover | 14 August 2022

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Introduction: Plant Innovations.- Plant Breeding and Intellectual Property - A Controversial Topic.-Part 2. The Current Legal Framework for IP on Plant Innovations (Lex lata).- Overview: Intellectual Property for Plant Innovations.- 3. The Sui Generis System of Plant Breeders Rights.- The Patent System for Plant Related Inventions.- Legislation related to (Plant) Genetic Resources.- Alternative IP Systems for Plant Innovations.- Analysis of the Status quo: Current Benefits of IPRs for Plants.- Analysis of the Status quo: Current Issues in Plant Breeders Rights.- Analysis of the Status quo: Current Issues in Patents on Plants.- Other Issues.- Issues Summary & Conclusion.- 12. Current Solutions for Issues in Plant IPR Systems.- III. The Need for Legislative Change and Related Options (Lex ferenda).- Emerging Challenges.- Potential Solutions for Future Challenges.- Option 1: Do Nothing ... and Rely on Market Forces.- Option 2: Legislative Adjustments to the Patents and PBR System.- Option 3: Abandoning Patents.- Option 4: Redesigning the IP Systems.- A New Holistic System for Plant Innovations - UPOV 2030.- Assessment of the Different Options under the Different Scenarios for the Future.- IV. Summary & Conclusions.- A Changing World for Plant Intellectual Property.- Responding to Change: An Open, Holistic IP System for Plant Innovation.- Way Forward: Towards Implementation of the Holistic IP System.

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"Michael Andreas Kock ... provides a comprehensive analysis of the current system of intellectual property rights on plants - its problems and limitations. What is remarkable about his work ... is the development of a vision to solve existing and future problems. ... Michael Kock is aware that the likelihood of such an initiative is currently considered low, but his contribution will certainly stimulate all those who will work on a solution in the future." (APBREBES Newsletter, Issue 54, November 10, 2022)

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