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Intellectual property protection for plant-related inventions in Europe

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The economic and political issues that accompany the commercial growing of genetically modified crops, as well as the risk of transgene spread, are often top of the agenda for debate. But one important aspect is frequently overlooked — the intellectual property protection of plant-related inventions. What protection does European patent law afford to such inventions, how does it compare with the United States law and what are the consequences of the differences between them?

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Fleck, B., Baldock, C. Intellectual property protection for plant-related inventions in Europe. Nat Rev Genet 4, 834–838 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrg1184

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