Rethinking patents for plant innovation

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Series Details Vol.21, No.11, November 1999, p551-577
Publication Date November 1999
ISSN 0142-0461
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Article presents an alternative approach to understanding the subject matter of patents in general and plant appopriation in parrticular. It sets out a range of methods to interpret Article 53 of the European Patents Convention (EPC). Finally, some of the biological and legal factors relevant to the scope of property rights for living organisms are explored.

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