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ID090213
Title ProperImplications of India's Amended patent regime
Other Title Informationstripping away food security and farmers' rights
LanguageENG
AuthorPlahe, Jagjit Kaur
Publication2009.
Summary / Abstract (Note)This paper analyses the Indian government's policy response to the Trade-related Intellectual Property Rights Agreement (trips) and examines the implications of this response for food security and farmers. trips has become one of the most controversial agreements of the wto. This is because of its wide and far-reaching mandate and its complex socioeconomic implications. It is argued that the changes made to the Indian Patents Act in response to trips will compromise the food sector and the rights of small farmers by conferring strong rights on upstream agents who produce proprietary agricultural inputs using biotechnology. Not only are these agents able to exert monopoly price control over agricultural inputs for 20 years, they also have the right to determine the conditions under which farmers and researchers use patented processes and products. The paper outlines policy options available to the Indian government to tighten the scope of patentability in the food sector.
`In' analytical NoteThird World Quarterly Vol. 30, No. 6; 2009: p1197-1213
Journal SourceThird World Quarterly Vol. 30, No. 6; 2009: p1197-1213
Key WordsFood Security ;  India ;  Farmers Rights ;  Government Policy ;  TRIPS ;  Patents Act - Changes


 
 
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