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Patents in the food sector : a retrospective with special emphasis on the TRIPs Agreement /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Willnegger, Eva
Corporate Author: JSTOR (Organization)
Format: eBook
Language:English
German
Published: Baden-Baden : Nomos, 2008.
Edition:1. Aufl.
Series:MIPLC studies ; v. 1.
Subjects:
Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights > (1994 April 15)
Übereinkommen über handelsbezogene Aspekte der Rechte an geistigem Eigentum. > 1994 April 15.
Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (1994 April 15)
Processed foods > Patents.
Food > Patents.
Agricultural biotechnology > Patents.
Lebensmittel.
Patentfähigkeit.
Brasilien.
Indien.
China.
Deutschland.
LAW / Commercial / General.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Part I. Patentability of food from 1877 to 2005 in Germany compared to Brazil, China, and India
  • A. Patentability of food in Germany
  • B. Patentability of food under the TRIPs Agreement
  • C. Patentability of food in Brazil, China, and India
  • D. Nestle and patentability of food
  • Part II. Innovation in today's food sector
  • A. Innovation related to the production of agricultural raw materials
  • B. Innovation relation to the production of processed food
  • C. Consumer acceptance of innovation in the food sector
  • Part III. Intellectual property situation of today's food sector
  • A. Protection of inventions related to the production of plant-derived raw materials
  • B. Protection of inventions related to the production of animal-derived raw materials
  • C. Protection of inventions related to the production of processed food
  • D. Summary
  • Final Summary