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POSTnote by Peter Border and Sarah Smith. It was first published on Tuesday, 19 January 2016. It was last updated on Tuesday, 19 January 2016.


Intellectual Property and Plants


Plant breeding is an essential practice in agriculture and horticulture. Plant breeders may seek intellectual property rights (IPR) over plant varieties and breeding techniques to protect their investment in research. This POSTnote considers the different IPR approaches available to plant breeders.

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Type
Research briefing
Reference
POST-PN-0517 
Subjects
Intellectual property Patents Plants Research
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POST
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