Journal article
Are Plant Breeder's Rights Outdated? A Descriptive and Empirical Assessment of Plant Breeder's Rights in Australia, 1987-2007
Melbourne University Law Review, Vol.32(3), pp.980-1006
2008
Abstract
Taking the Plant Breeder's Rights Act 1994 (Cth) as its focus, this article explores the notion that plant breeder's rights are out-of-date and unnecessary. To do so, this article adopts both descriptive and empirical approaches to examining a number of issues including: the nature of, and investment in, Australian plant breeding; biopiracy and enforcement; legal disputes and processes; and the use of the Australian plant breeder's rights system. This review shows that the Australian plant breeder's rights scheme is well used, has been progressively amended and extended, and is just one element in a suite of measures geared to stimulate plant-related innovation. As a consequence, future research needs to take into account the heterogeneous character of plant breeding and complementary government initiatives, identify the many reasons why the plant breeder's rights scheme is seen as viable (or why not) and consider the interrelationships between these elements.
Details
- Title
- Are Plant Breeder's Rights Outdated? A Descriptive and Empirical Assessment of Plant Breeder's Rights in Australia, 1987-2007
- Authors
- Jay Sanderson (Author) - Griffith UniversityKathryn Adams (Author) - Griffith University
- Publication details
- Melbourne University Law Review, Vol.32(3), pp.980-1006
- Publisher
- Melbourne University Law Review Association Inc.
- Date published
- 2008
- ISSN
- 0025-8938
- Copyright note
- Copyright © 2008 Melbourne University Law Review Association Inc. Reproduced with permission of the copyright holder.
- Organisation Unit
- University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Law and Society; School of Law and Criminology - Legacy
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99449017102621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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