IPR laws to protect innovation not restrict crop breeding - A rational approach

Journal of Intellectual Property Rights

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 117-123

  Kapur, Arvind ^a  

^a Vegetable Division Rasi Seeds (P) Ltd   (India)

Author keywords

Broad patents; Innovation; Intellectual property rights; Private plant breeding

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955607285     PISSN: 09717544     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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