Author : Cohen, Joel I.

Summary : New inputs derived from biotechnology, especially those coming from the private sector, are widely used in agriculture. Intellectual property rights protect most of these inputs. Protected materials are used and developed by public, national , and international agricultural research organizations working for and with developing countries. This chapter presents insights from inventories of proprietary biotechnology inputs used by national and international agricultural research organizations. It reviews the most important findings derived from these inventories. It documents the difficult and often confusing situation that institutions face regarding the use and dissemination of products resulting from proprietary science where others hold rights. The chapter also looks at means for conducting inventories of intellectual property.