The Role of Intellectual Property Rights in Agriculture and Allied Sciences

"Essential reading for those interested in agricultural law, biodiversity regulation and proposals for the regulation of access to genetic resources. . . . India has taken the lead in the protection of farmers rights and farmers varieties, and in international discussions on the protection of genetic resources, and this volume of Indian scholarship on Indian intellectual property law and agriculture provides an alternative perspective to the Western scholarship on intellectual property rights (IPRs). In addition to chapters on intellectual property and agriculture, it looks at the relationship between biodiversity conservation and intellectual property." European Intellectual Property Review, 41(7), 2019, Review by Michael Blakeney, University of Western Australia "Essential reading for those interested in agricultural law, biodiversity regulation and proposals for the regulation of access to genetic resources. . . . India has taken the lead in the protection of farmers rights and farmers varieties, and in international discussions on the protection of genetic resources, and this volume of Indian scholarship on Indian intellectual property law and agriculture provides an alternative perspective to the Western scholarship on intellectual property rights (IPRs). In addition to chapters on intellectual property and agriculture, it looks at the relationship between biodiversity conservation and intellectual property." European Intellectual Property Review, 41(7), 2019, Review by Michael Blakeney, University of Western Australia

Chandan Roy, PhD, is an Assistant Professor-cum-Junior Scientist in the Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Bihar Agricultural University, Sabour, Bhagalpur, India. He is the author of several books and book chapters, as well as over a dozen peer-reviewed journal research papers and articles, and he has presented research findings at more than 10 seminar/symposia. Presently he is the In-Charge of Intellectual Property Right Cell of Bihar Agricultural University, as well as the universitys Nodal Officer of the national-level program on PPV&FRA-2001 (Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers' Rights Act, 2001). He has delivered lectures on different aspects of international property rights (IPR) at state- and national-level institutes. He has also conducted a national conference on IPR in agriculture. In addition, he is engaged in an awareness generation program among the farmers of Bihar, India, regarding farmers rights; he has trained more than 3500 farmers regarding IPR and framers rights. Dr. Roy is a member of the national-level expert committee on registration of essentially derived varieties (EDVs) under the PPV&FR Act 2001, Government of India. He is also a member of the Prioritization, Monitoring and Evaluation (PME) Cell of the university extension and training group. Dr. Roy is engaged in teaching of undergraduate and postgraduate students and directs research activities in the wheat and cauliflower improvement program.

About the Editor. List of Contributors. List of Abbreviations. Acknowledgments. Preface. 1. IPR in Agriculture and Their Prospects. 2. Biodiversity Conservation and Agricultural Intensification in India through Integration of IPR. 3. Application of IPR to Conserve Global Genetic Resources for Commons. 4. Traditional Knowledge and Its Promotion Through Providing Legal Rights. 5. Protecting Plant Breeders Rights in Agricultural Research and Development. 6. Farmers Right and Privileges: Implication for the Farming Community. 7. Patenting of Microbiological and Biotechnological Inventions: The Global and Indian Scenarios. 8. Geographical Indications in Indian Agriculture. 9. Protecting Non-Basmati Indigenous Aromatic Rice Varieties of West Bengal, India Under Geographical Indication: A Critical Consideration. 10. An Agricultural Perspective on Patentability of Genes. 11. Awareness Generation, Scope, and Scenario of Intellectual Property Rights in Agriculture. Index.