Technological innovations are important for driving economic growth and maintaining industrial competitiveness. They also can yield societal benefits, be favourable for the environment, and improve the human condition. This chapter describes the need for and the ways in which innovations such as...

This chapter provides an overview of the main nanomaterials and colloidal formulations related to the agricultural sector that are either available on the global market, or are currently undergoing patenting process. The overview concludes that there is a substantial growth in the use of...

This chapter describes the current cross-strait patent laws in Mainland China and Taiwan, and explores whether gene sequencing and its related technologies are patentable, and if so, whether there are further restrictions. The legal system for the cross-strait development of gene patentability and...

This book contains 22 chapters focusing on the emerging legal, social and regulatory issues pertaining to biotechnology and intellectual property rights (IPRs) in agriculture, food, pharmaceutics, health care and industry. Expert opinions are also presented by premier academicians, scientists and...

This chapter focuses on the recent advances in biotechnological innovations in the fields of genetics and molecular biology and their beneficial effects in the health care, pharmaceutical and agricultural industries. The negative and positive effects of intellectual property rights, particularly...

This chapter addresses the concept of biotechnology in general and presents an overview of the relevant international framework to biotechnology and biosafety and the interplay with trade-related aspects on intellectual property rights. An overview of the patent, biotechnology and biodiversity...

This chapter focuses on the role of the Indian Patent Office in the granting of biotechnology-related patent rights according to the general principles as laid down in agreement to the Indian Patents (Amendment) Act of 2005 (IPAA-2005). The importance of Section 83, Chapter XVI, of the IPAA-2005 in ...

This chapter focuses on the analysis of different theories, such as entrepreneurship, growth and economic development and intellectual property as a tool for protecting the creativity of firms and universities, followed by the task of 'star scientists'. The results of patents and scientific...

This paper discusses recent patents regarding aspects of plant biotechnology pertaining to methodologies involved in the generation of transgenic crops and innovations that may improve human health. Procedures that can hasten the regulatory process for transgenic crops as well as technologies that...

This chapter looks at the progress achieved by agricultural biotechnology companies in India in the field of commercialization of biotechnological services and products. The particular focal point of this chapter is on intellectual property rights (IPR) related to plant biotechnology. It is...