Author : Mercado, Antonio C. Jr.

Summary : Based on the foregoing presentation, the following conclusions and recommendations may be made: 1) Intellectual property rights in the form of patents may be granted for intellectual products developed through private R&D programs; 2) granting proprietary rights for varieties or lines developed through private research does not in any way promote monopoly nor restrict competition and use of this germplasms by the public; 3) recognition of IPRs will encourage more investments in private research and make better hybrids available to farmers; 4) granting of proprietary rights or exclusive use of varieties or lines developed through public research will restrict fair competition and promote monopoly in the use of publicly owned germplasm; 5) there should be a law against the granting of IPRs or exclusive rights to the private sector on varieties or lines developed through public research; 6) some policies in government grain production, especially on seed subsidies, can produce a much larger impact on seed entrepreneurship and free market competition that can IPRs.