Intellectual property protection for plant innovation: Unresolved issues after J.E.M. v. Pioneer
Mark D. Janis
& Jay P. Kesan
Mark D. Janis is professor of law and H. Blair & Joan V. White Intellectual Property Law Scholar at the University of Iowa College of Law mark-janis@uiowa.edu. Jay P. Kesan is associate professor of law at the University of Illinois at Urbana, Champaign, College of Law and the Institute of Government and Public Affairs kesan@law.uiuc.edu. The research presented here was conducted under the auspices of the Intellectual Property for Plant Innovation (IPPI) project, which is supported by grants from the US Department of Agriculture (Illinois-Missouri Biotechnology Alliance) and the University of Iowa Faculty Scholar Program.
Although the US Supreme Court upheld the patent eligibility of plants, issues remain concerning the decision's implementation and other forms of plant IP protection.
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