Flexibility in the implementation of intellectual property rights in agricultural biotechnology

European Journal of Law and Economics

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 223-245

  Trommetter, Michel ^a,b  

^a INRA University Pierre Mendes France   (France)

^b ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE   (France)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Innovation; Intellectual property right; Patent; Trips

Indexed keywords

EID: 78149500570     PISSN: 09291261     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10657-009-9133-7     Document Type: Article

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