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Economics of Intellectual Property Rights in Plant Materials

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This paper presents an economic perspective on intellectual property in plant materials, including its value, and summary information on the U.S. seed industry. It first considers intellectual property rights--types, economic incentives that they bestow, and uses across developed and developing countries. Second, it considers the U.S. seed industry--characteristics for major crops, optimal pricing of a superior variety, and relative size of public and private research expenditures. Some conclusions and implications are presented in the final section.

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  • Huffman, Wallace, 2006. "Economics of Intellectual Property Rights in Plant Materials," Staff General Research Papers Archive 12583, Iowa State University, Department of Economics.
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    2. Huffman, Wallace E., 2009. "Measuring public agricultural research capital and its contribution to state agricultural productivity," ISU General Staff Papers 200903160700001147, Iowa State University, Department of Economics.

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