For Summary in English, French or Spanish and to download the Full Paper in English, please go to: Trade, Intellectual Property, Food and Biodiversity: Key issues and options for the 1999 review of Article 27.3(b)of the TRIPS Agreement
| ABSTRACT There is a growing debate about how intellectual property rights, such as patents, will affect food, farming, and biodiversity, in particular, through the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights TRIPS) at the World Trade Organisation and other agreements. This 24 page discussion paper reviews the complexities and uncertainties surrounding the impact of the current multilateral Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) regime, on plants and animals, on plant variety protection systems, and on food security and agricultural biodiversity. It concludes that these ambiguities caution against any strengthening of such rights at this time. To see a summary in English, French or Spanish and to download the paper, please go to: Trade, Intellectual Property, Food and Biodiversity: Key issues and options for the 1999 review of Article 27.3(b)of the TRIPS Agreement |