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Agricultural machinery in India: IPR perspective / Manchikanti, Padmavati; Sengupta, Mahasweta

Manchikanti, Padmavati	Journal Article
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2011.

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Agricultural machinery involves use of equipment and machines that are required to perform various crop production activities. The use of agricultural machinery leads to better utilization of inputs and improvement in agricultural operations, particularly in large scale crop production. Most of the earlier innovations in India in this sector were on tractors and drillers. There has been an increase in the innovations in machinery in the pre-harvest as well as post-harvest operations. The present study attempts to analyse patenting activity to identify current innovations on agricultural machinery in India. Analysis of published applications revealed that the area of irrigation and post-harvest processing had the maximum filing. In the case of granted patents, majority of the patents belong to the area of plant growth and post-harvest operations. The analysis reveals the specific patent portfolios and the scope of future innovations in the agriculture engineering sector.

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Intellectual Property ; Patents ; Agricultural Machinery ; Agricultural Engineering

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ID: 105126

Sui generis IPR laws vis-à-vis farmers' rights in some Asian co: implications under the WTO / Singh, Anshu Pratap; Manchikanti, Padmavati; Chawla, H S

Singh, Anshu Pratap	Journal Article
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2011.

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The expansion of scope of intellectual property protection to include plant varieties and ensuing monopoly on genetic resources has raised concerns as it affects traditional rights of farmers. The International Treaty for Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA) provides an international recognition of farmers' rights. The International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV) is one of the most accepted sui generis system for the recognition of plant breeder's rights. The present study aims to analyse the farmers' rights development in South Asia from the perspective of intellectual property enforcement. Based on the membership to WTO, ITPGRFA and UPOV, the Asian countries were divided into four groups. It is observed that only Group B countries (which are members of ITPGRFA) have legislations with respect to farmers' rights. A comparison of the policy and legislation revealed that Nepal, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Philippines have framed the policy but legislations are yet awaited.

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WTO ; South Asia ; Intellectual Property Right ; Sui Generis ; IPR Laws ; Farmers' Rights ;
Farmers’ Rights

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